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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.
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.
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.