Ah, damn, this whole dopamine thing kind of flies right into the face of that cautious approach to avoiding spinny fire rods of Maya thing..
Well, yes it is well known by now, that the more we do the more we CAN do, but to reset the whole brain to reasonable dopamine baseline levels would probably really take time, effort, dedication, and a strong will to push through all the temper tantrums that inevitably pop up when we request ourselves to do something that we just don't have the dopamine for.
But still.. Yes, sure, some of it made a whole lot of sense, of how and why some of my highest highs have always been accompanied by the lowest of lows (also how people can become addictions), that part makes sense now, but what doesn't quite click together and seems like it might be a bit more complex than just a regular case of "chasing quick and easy dopamine" was the whole work situation and how I did, in fact, feel the burn out coming on. To say that people don't actually burn out if they push themselves too hard.. that I'm not sure I entirely buy..
trying to force results... nope. and even when the waves come and i manage to surf them as far as can... it still feels like i've been light years away from those moments of "flow" where things just click effortlessly.Yeah, but then, wouldn't this 'recovery' plan involve actually forcing oneself to 'get over it' by engaging in an even more taxing task, and how would that even work, if I'm already paralyzed by the current task, how am I gonna be less paralyzed by the more difficult one? xD And no I don't use the word paralyzed lightly here in this context.., that's exactly as bad as it gets sometimes.
and actual implementation with the discipline to stick with the structure.
Yeah, this. I mean, I'm quite sure it takes some serious time, focus, and effort. Keep me posted on how it goes, though. I guess some quick dopamine system reset could be to get oneself bored. Although I'm not sure if I'd know how to do that these days anymore, as there is so much to think about to entertain myself for ages.. :D
(and maybe ought to work out some "goals" similar to the limitations of the last 6-week window but in a creative context that are conducive to more specific results).
Yeah, some concrete restrictions and limitations could probably help too..
Definitely something to think about..
But some obvious little tweaks here and there of the things that I know I should do differently, I'll surely change and see if it changes anything.
~Josie~
Oy.
Thought of you and this convo on dopamine hacking and such last night as reading this book, “The Organized Mind”…
Figured given your receptivity to the Huberman stuff, you might like this one as well.
Also: “You Are Not So Smart” 👌💎⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💎👍
Oy!
Thank you for the recommendation, will definitely check them out! ^^
~Josie~