Inquiring Minds

55 Daniel Levitin - The Organized Mind

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Oct 10, 2014
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INSIGHT

Decisions Drain Brain Fuel

  • Decision-making depletes neural resources because each choice consumes glucose in neurons.
  • Do important decisions early in the day and save trivial choices for later to avoid decision fatigue.
ADVICE

Schedule Device-Free Breaks

  • Take deliberate breaks from digital stimulation to let your brain disengage and reset.
  • Use quiet reflection or no-phone periods to enter the restorative default-mode daydreaming network.
INSIGHT

Digital Feeds Hijack Novelty Circuits

  • Our brains evolved novelty detectors that reward new information with dopamine.
  • Modern digital feeds hijack that system, creating a dopamine loop that drives constant seeking.
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