Silicon Valley is obsessed with ‘dopamine fasting’

[Disir]

For the last few months, Silicon Valley tech circles have been abuzz about dopamine fasting.

It's a term that was first coined in 2016, and recently re-popularized by UCSF psychology professor and venture capitalist Cameron Sepah, who said he was looking for a way for himself and his clients to better maintain focus, disconnect from their devices, regulate emotions, and not get swept up in to a culture of constant notifications, arousal, and bingeing.

"You can't abstain from technology altogether, but this provides a structure to limit or compartmentalize in a way that allows your brain to reset a bit," Sepah previously told Business Insider. "It's what healthy people do: turning your computer off at night, taking time off on weekends, taking vacations."
Silicon Valley is obsessed with ‘dopamine fasting’ to stay sane. It might actually work, but not because of dopamine.

What a bunch of nimrods. You can't fast from dopamine.

 

[Wyatt earp]

What?

 

[Muhammed]

Is "dopamine fasting" the new PC term for detox/rehab?

 

[EvilCat Breath]

They need to compartmentalize their intersectionality.

 

[SweetSue92]

For the last few months, Silicon Valley tech circles have been abuzz about dopamine fasting.

It's a term that was first coined in 2016, and recently re-popularized by UCSF psychology professor and venture capitalist Cameron Sepah, who said he was looking for a way for himself and his clients to better maintain focus, disconnect from their devices, regulate emotions, and not get swept up in to a culture of constant notifications, arousal, and bingeing.

"You can't abstain from technology altogether, but this provides a structure to limit or compartmentalize in a way that allows your brain to reset a bit," Sepah previously told Business Insider. "It's what healthy people do: turning your computer off at night, taking time off on weekends, taking vacations."
Silicon Valley is obsessed with ‘dopamine fasting’ to stay sane. It might actually work, but not because of dopamine.

What a bunch of nimrods. You can't fast from dopamine.

Our children need this. Until about age 10, I would say.

 

[sparky]

What a bunch of nimrods. You can't fast from dopamine.

Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter. Your body makes it, and your nervous system uses it to send messages between nerve cells. That's why it's sometimes called a chemical messenger. Dopamine plays a role in how we feel pleasure. It's a big part of our unique human ability to think and plan

I'd like to report a pandemic in DC plz.....~S~