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Jul 2024
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#157. I’m a self-diagnosed doom-scroller, just like anyone else, and I’ve been looking for a cure to this illness. Really, it’s an imbalance in dopamine that’s ruining my life, so in today’s episode, we’re talking about little ways to replace your doom-scrolling with something more dopamine-efficient. Enter: DOPAMINE MENU. We’re discussing my own dopamine menu and how to create your own. 


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