How I stay Motivated and Productive

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If you give yourself an option in life you choose the easier route, unfortunately the easy option is often the worst option. Breaking bad habits and replacing them with good habits is not an easy feat, It takes perseverance. In order to break my bad habits, be more productive, less impulsive and healthier I decided to go on a dopamine detox. 


A true dopamine detox is not possible as our brain produces dopamine regardless of our actions. Although we can limit the amount of dopamine we produce by abstaining from various activities for short to extended periods of time. 


When I came across the idea of a dopamine detox I was so interested that I immediately made a list of activities to abstain from, logical for my life. This list included video entertainment, music except for classical as it can help you focus, social media, sex and junk food. I allowed myself to edit my YouTube video and watch informational videos if I needed help troubleshooting on my computer. I committed to a week. 


While I was on my detox I accomplished all I was looking to do and more! I was productive, less impulsive and broke many of my bad habits. I also became focused much more on my time and how to manage it more effectively. 


After my detox I started to fall back into some bad habits, eating excessive junk food, listening to music all the time even when it wasn’t helpful and watching pointless YouTube videos. I have been combating this with setting screen limits on my phone and removing junk food from the house completely so there isn’t any to eat. 


We have to set reasonable and attainable goals for ourselves. If we make goals out of reach they will never work out. Either we won’t reach them in the first place and be disappointed with ourselves or we will reach them but then just fall back into our old bad habits. We have to take baby steps in the right direction. Just as I am learning on my journey back to walking. We have to be slow and steady and make sure to take the first step in the right direction. 


If you wanna crush it, don't rush it. -Donn Branstrator

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