Hey oh! Did you know . . . ?
Your brain releases chemicals all the time in response different stimuli. It’s what keeps us alive, calms us down, gives us the exercise high, and pushes us to pursue pleasure. This last one is driven by dopamine, to be exact. It goes up when we’re excited about something, moving us forward in the pursuit of pleasure, building the anticipation of the possibility of success. It skyrockets when we can’t find what we’re looking for. In the digital age, we’re overstimulating ourselves with social media scrolling, instant results and rewards, or constant notifications. Over time, we become desensitized to it, causing us to search for the next big thing. The unfortunate consequence is that it takes more and more to achieve that same “high”. What’s interesting is that the simple things that used to make us happy like going for a stroll, doing a puzzle, or having a leisurely cup of coffee or tea while chatting with a friend no longer produce the dopamine effect we’re looking for.
So . . . our friends at Insight Timer are hosting the Dopamine Rebalance Challenge beginning this Wednesday, March 25th. Over the course of 10 days, we’ll learn ways in which we can reset, retrain, and restore our brains to be happy once again with the simple pleasures in life. I’ll be following along, for sure, and I hope that you do too!
If you don’t yet have the Insight Timer app, visit the Stuff I Love! page to read my blurb about it, maybe go to their website and learn more about their mission, and download it so that you can start your journey on the path to rebalance your brain!
See you Wednesday!
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