Why Your New Year’s Goals Fail — and How to Become Supernormal Instead You set big goals for the new year. But if your brain is hijacked by screens, algorithms, and constant overstimulation, willpower alone will not get you there. Excess dopamine from the screen miswires your brain, drains motivation, and keeps your nervous system stuck in survival mode. That is why focus fades, follow-through collapses, and every year starts to feel the same. If you want this year to be different, the first ...
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Why Your New Year’s Goals Fail — and How to Become Supernormal Instead You set big goals for the new year. But if your brain is hijacked by screens, algorithms, and constant overstimulation, willpower alone will not get you there. Excess dopamine from the screen miswires your brain, drains motivation, and keeps your nervous system stuck in survival mode. That is why focus fades, follow-through collapses, and every year starts to feel the same. If you want this year to be different, the first ...
Episode #194: Neuroscientist Explains Why No Numb November & NoFap Doesn’t Work — and What Does
Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast
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2 months ago
Episode #194: Neuroscientist Explains Why No Numb November & NoFap Doesn’t Work — and What Does
You’ve seen dopamine everywhere—on shirts, mugs, even tattoos—but the real issue isn’t “more dopamine,” it’s imbalance. In a world wired for novelty—clicks, explicit matter, endless goals—your brain learns compulsion, not clarity. Dopamine was meant to be a teacher, not a trophy. This November isn’t just NoFap—it’s No Numb November. Because the problem isn’t only the behavior, it’s the numbing your nervous system keeps chasing. When you quit cold turkey, the stimulation stops, but your circui...
Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast
Why Your New Year’s Goals Fail — and How to Become Supernormal Instead You set big goals for the new year. But if your brain is hijacked by screens, algorithms, and constant overstimulation, willpower alone will not get you there. Excess dopamine from the screen miswires your brain, drains motivation, and keeps your nervous system stuck in survival mode. That is why focus fades, follow-through collapses, and every year starts to feel the same. If you want this year to be different, the first ...
