Conclusion
Highly stimulating activities make you lose control of your attention and affect your focus over the long term. Society offers so many things that can hijack your dopamine neurotransmitters. It wants you to buy things; the best way to sell them is to steal your attention and say that you are not enough. Becoming who you want to be, building a happy family, or losing weight can often become complicated. When you are overstimulated by short-term gratification, you cannot do the things that bring the most value to you.
Don’t expect fulfillment from short-term pleasure activities. Fulfillment comes from activities that align with your values and goals.
Choose the type of dopamine detox that feels good to you right now and explore your feelings. Your mind is such a magical system that helps you build your life. Exploring it in such an exciting way might bring you results you never thought possible. If you feel restless or want to check your messages on a detox, take notes to identify your state of mind and what you may have been doing that led to that feeling. It will help you understand yourself better.
The world is fighting for your attention, but you must succeed in achieving your aims. Winning the battle for focus is a continuous process; sometimes, you have to start over. You must have power over your environment, not vice versa. After all, your life goes where your focus goes.
Try this
After succumbing to overstimulating activities, take a moment to ask yourself these searching questions:
• Was the benefit from social media or junk food worth my time?
• Has it improved the quality of my life?
• What is the next step to make the situation better?
• What task would make the biggest impact if I completed it?