I used to believe my late-night scrolling was purely a personal failing—maybe I had “no willpower,” or my brain was “wired for dopamine hits.” That was the narrative fed to me by pop neuroscience and digital minimalists alike.
Stop Blaming Dopamine
I used to believe my late-night scrolling was purely a personal failing—maybe I had “no willpower,” or my brain was “wired for dopamine hits.” That was the narrative fed to me by pop neuroscience and digital minimalists alike.