The Neurochemical Side of Dopamine Fasting

Dopamine is the neurochemical underpinning for both acquiring more and stimulating our mind, especially with anything novel. When we're driven to acquire more of something, we actually become less present and less focused on whatever it is that we're doing. And so it's the most ironic thing in the world that caring more about how successful we are leads us to become less focused and less present as a result. But this may be why the some of the most successful people are, you know, they're effortless in what they do. They have this not laissez-faire approach. You know, they still work deliberately and hard but they may not care as much about the result