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Why can’t you focus for more than 5 minutes? The science of Dopamine.
The neuroscience of mastering focus & motivation (teach your brain to achieve big goals). Dopamine...
Written by: Rebecca Nelosn
Written on: August 21, 2024
Updated on: August 21, 2024
Written by: Rebecca Nelosn | Written on: August 21, 2024 | Updated on: August 21, 2024
Quick Read
- Dopamine drives motivation and focus, but easy-to-access 'type B' dopamine weakens motivation for bigger goals.
- The constant availability of distractions makes focused work less rewarding, impacting productivity.
- You can retrain your brain by minimizing distractions and working towards dopamine release.
- Splitting projects into 25-minute micro-tasks with short breaks can help sustain focus.
- Cognitive enhancers like L-tyrosine, Rhodiola Rosea, and Omega-3 can boost dopamine production and improve concentration.
Contents
- 1. Motivation v.s. Reward
- 2. Your work is hard because everything else gives you dopamine
- 3. Step 1: Re-direct your reward system
- 4. Step 2: Split Big Projects into 25-minute Micro-Tasks
- 5. Step 3: Boost the dopamine you get from work with cognitive enhancers
