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		ramezanpour 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025) I started a challenge I call “Dopamine Detox December” in which I stopped doing certain things to stop dopamine stimulants: - No social Media - No news - No video streaming services (such as YT, Netflix, and Amazon Prime) - No electronic and energetic music The first days were so hard but now I’m getting used to it. I documented it here: https://ramezanpour.net/post/2025/12/11/dopamine-detox-is-ha...

byyoung3 5 days ago | [–]

you could probably fast-track this with meditation if you aren't already

ramezanpour 4 days ago | | [–]

I've heard so. I have done some basic types of meditations but I never had a chance to "properly" meditate, I would say.

bibelo 5 days ago | [–]

Putting it in my bookmarks

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