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The Power of Calm – Chris Bailey

Freedom Matters

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The Power of Dopamine Fasts

The author did a month-long 'dopaminergic fast' to get rid of dopamine. Dopamine is the chemical reinforcement that happens after we engage with a certain behavior. He says it's important to identify what activities are driven by dopamine and weed them out. Then he tries some well-rounded activities in an analog world, like going for a workout or getting a massage.

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