End of last year some articles on various platforms surfaced that slowly got more traction on social media that talked about dopamine fasting. Just one of many examples:
insider.com/what-is-dopamine-f…to-neuroscientist-2019-11
Even on Wikipedia an article exists since January 2020 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine_fasting).

Wipedia 17th of July 2020

: Dopamine fasting is the practice of temporarily abstaining from addictive technologies such as social media,
listening to music on technological platforms, and Internet gaming, and
can be extended to temporary deprivation of social interaction and
eating.

My personal opinion:
It is nothing new, because all that one does is to completely remove all small rewards from your life for a day or even a weekend. However I like the attention this topic gets due to the fact that people start discussing why this became necessary. Why is it already accepted that a telephone, a communications device can lead to an addiction? I will keep…

I came across a TED Talk about the effect of video games on multitasking and focus. Very Interesting findings and the bottom line is: Video games can have a positive effect! I will be digging a bit further to see if there are further studies.



Link to the summary:
tedsummaries.com/2014/12/30/da…our-brain-on-video-games/

This article in the medicalxpress referers to a 2 year Duke Health trial that suggests that cutting the calories per day by "six Oreo cookies" is already enough to help reducing the risk for chronic inflammation, heart disease, cancer and cognitive decline. However the mechanism behind it is not yet understood.

medicalxpress.com/news/2019-07…calories-daily-heart.html

Another article in a similar topic taks about a Study of The Ohio State University suggests that lowering the carbohydrates also allows to lower the risk of diabetes.

medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06…s-independent-weight.html

Multiple modern studies suggest that the way we eat and treat food needs to change for us to improve health without the need of medication. How do you believe we can make sure people eat the right way? How do you motivate yourself to do it?

From the American Psychological Association - Speaking of Psychology:
"The Molecule of More: Dopamine" Episode 76
A very interesting and entertaining talk of Kaitlin Luna with the autors Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, and Michael E. Long about their book: "The Molecule of More: Dopamin"
How dopamin works - drives love, sex, creativity
It keeps us alive and make us evolutionarily successful.
It produces the feeling "I need more"
But if you have, what you wanted so much - the dopamine shuts down (buyer's remorse).
If you fall in love with your dream person - if the person becomes reality - you are no more interested.
If there is nothing to explore, the dopamine begins to fade.
What happens if you have a lot of dopamine - if you have not enough dopamine …..
enjoy the talk - you can hear or read it: - I translated it into German (not perfect) too and attached it
here you find the original:
https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/dopamine

If you do something, find out what kind of motivation - intrinsic and extrinsic - you have.
Doing things with intrinsic motivation seems to be the happier way of life.

On this topic, I recommend an article "Intrinsic Motivation - Why You Do Things "
by Kendra Cherry - Updated May 21, 2019 - verywellmind.com/what-is-intrinsic-motivation-2795385

Very worth reading!
In this article are some very well-known guidelines corrected: "How can I best motivate myself / others?"
By Kendra Cherry | Updated May 09, 2019
verywellmind.com/surprising-ways-to-get-motivated-2795388