For a moment, I thought I would crush the one-month dopamine fasting challenge I had undertaken. Little did I know, I would fail after 9 days. The goal was to give up YouTube [my biggest problem], Netflix, social media, and any unnecessary use of my phone and laptop for the month since focus and direction had become an issue. Although I have done brief dopamine fasts/detoxes before, this was the first major one since lockdown ended and I knew deep down I would struggle. This week’s newsletter is just an honest reflection on what I managed to gather so far, and I hope my fellow procrastinators and creatives feel somewhat seen or soothed by this realisation as well.
An Escapist Urge
An Escapist Urge
An Escapist Urge
For a moment, I thought I would crush the one-month dopamine fasting challenge I had undertaken. Little did I know, I would fail after 9 days. The goal was to give up YouTube [my biggest problem], Netflix, social media, and any unnecessary use of my phone and laptop for the month since focus and direction had become an issue. Although I have done brief dopamine fasts/detoxes before, this was the first major one since lockdown ended and I knew deep down I would struggle. This week’s newsletter is just an honest reflection on what I managed to gather so far, and I hope my fellow procrastinators and creatives feel somewhat seen or soothed by this realisation as well.