Dopamine Responsibly

Notes 19 September 2026 ~1 min

addiction consumerism dopamine habits mental health motivation sustainability wellness

Chart titled 'DOPAMINE RESPONSIBLY' mapping cost (expensive→cheap) vs sustainability (addictive→sustainable), placing consumerism and alcohol expensive/addictive; processed food, content-binging, social media cheap/addictive; therapy, hobbies, learning expensive/sustainable; exercise, meditation, I love how simple and effective this 2x2 grid is. All it's doing is showing that there are many things we can do to satisfy our brain's need for dopamine, some of which are sustainable and cheap, and others that... aren't.

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