An amazing book I had finished reading yesterday at one go: "Dopamine Detox." It is written by Meurisse Thibaut.
The conclusion of the book, as summarized by the author, is as follows:"You can choose to control your focus, or you can let someone else take it away from you.
When you learn to avoid highly stimulating activities that destroy your ability to remain calm and focused, you’ll find yourself capable of tackling your major tasks with more ease than ever before.
Going through a dopamine detox will help you lower your level of stimulation and ensure you work on your major tasks.
Remember that excitement and fulfillment aren’t the same things.
As you learn to eliminate external stimulations and immerse yourself in your work, hobbies, or relationships, you’ll experience a deeper sense of fulfillment and will feel much better.
You will also end up becoming far more productive and accomplishing many of your goals and dreams.
So, stop letting your environment hijack your brain and regain control of it instead.
This is the key to a healthy and productive life."
Today morning I uninstalled/disabled FB, Instagram, Netflix, Hotstar, Zee5, Amazon Prime on my phone, left all groups on WhatsApp except one and silenced every single one of the notifications.
However, relaxation being important, I do access them sometime at the end of my daily work schedule on my personal Laptop only.
You will be surprised to know that there is no TV in my house. So, the deadliest source of distractions doesn't exist.
When you learn to avoid highly stimulating activities that destroy your ability to remain calm and focused, you’ll find yourself capable of tackling your major tasks with more ease than ever before.
Going through a dopamine detox will help you lower your level of stimulation and ensure you work on your major tasks.
Remember that excitement and fulfillment aren’t the same things.
As you learn to eliminate external stimulations and immerse yourself in your work, hobbies, or relationships, you’ll experience a deeper sense of fulfillment and will feel much better.
You will also end up becoming far more productive and accomplishing many of your goals and dreams.
So, stop letting your environment hijack your brain and regain control of it instead.
This is the key to a healthy and productive life."
Today morning I uninstalled/disabled FB, Instagram, Netflix, Hotstar, Zee5, Amazon Prime on my phone, left all groups on WhatsApp except one and silenced every single one of the notifications.
However, relaxation being important, I do access them sometime at the end of my daily work schedule on my personal Laptop only.
You will be surprised to know that there is no TV in my house. So, the deadliest source of distractions doesn't exist.
On an average. I read a good and informative book every week. It means, minimum 52 books a year and, trust me, I enjoy doing the same.
To conclude: Let me tell you, it has been a great distraction free day so far and I am determined to continue with the same strategy for a long time.
To conclude: Let me tell you, it has been a great distraction free day so far and I am determined to continue with the same strategy for a long time.
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