## Why is this important? It's super important to become more aware of what's grabbing my attention and ruining my life this way. The more I am aware of the examples, mechanism and impact, the more I can stay clear of them. And the more I can avoid these sudden, hard dopamine hits, the more interesting and rewarding [[High-Value, Low-Dopamine Activities]] become. ## What is exciting about it? The problem is: They're all INCREDIBLY exciting by nature. That's what they do. They EXCITE. They're the epitome of excitement. These things are DESIGNED to trigger Dopamine release. They're basically an insanely addictive, perfectly-designed [[Variable-Reward Slot-Machine Mechanism]]: - Scrolling through Reddit - Scrolling through Instagram - Scrolling through Youtube - Scrolling through Internet Porn - Scrolling through News of any kind - Sugar – Instant high - Coffee – Delayed high - Cigarettes – Instant high ## What sucks about it? Everything because they're the epitome of wasting my time. I used to LOVE reading but after spending years getting dopamine hits on the internet (see above), I can't even sit down to read for half an hour. It's even fucking worse as someone with [[Adult ADHD]] becaus I already have a lower capacity for releasing dopamine. Which means I'm even more succeptible to this kind of addiction because I'm neuro-genetically low on dopamine. Hence anything that will trigger a spike is already better than nothing. The threshold for repeat-action is very high. ## What is this related to? This is the opposite of [[High-Value, Low-Dopamine Activities]] and the goal to free yourself with [[Dopamine Fast]]ing.