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Akanksha Priyadarshini's avatar

Such an insightful post! You've shared so many valuable tips.

Not using my phone first thing in the morning and logging off digitally two hours before bed have made a huge difference in regulating my dopamine levels. These small shifts really improve how you feel.

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Genevieve's avatar

Those were total game changers for me too! I would say those two tips make the biggest difference.

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Maxime's avatar

lots of great tips and information, Genevieve!

for me, I struggle the most in the evening when my willpower/self-control is at its lowest point

the evening is also the time I go to Substack, and try to do a few productive tasks

but having humanity's total knowledge at my fingertips and clickbait news and articles, I find it hard sometimes to be efficient and focused

and then to unplug and go to bed early

it's FOMO

it's a craving to do just one more thing

it's fear of not working hard enough

so I guess I should cut my screen time 1-2 hours before bed, as you advise

my mornings could be more energetic this way

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Genevieve's avatar

Thank you Max!

I so resonate with your comment! I find nighttime the hardest too, always have. And we are fighting an attention machine that’s always trying to distract us!

Add FOMO and rest guilt and just one more, and it’s a minefield.

I have found cutting screen time and reading or doing other less stimulating things before bed really help me to rest and wake up in a better place!

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