**[[Focus]] by Training Yourself to Crave Less [[Dopamine]]** The dude who made the Marble Machine X slowly weaned himself off sources of dopamine. He was good to [[Embrace Boredom]]. He turned off audio input. He turned off his phone. He called it a **Dopamine Detox** and credits it with a 10x increase in productivity. # To increase focus: Do these things. - Stop listening to podcasts - Close out of Skype - Close out of Outlook (with alarms set for meetings elsewhere) - Close all browsers - Close all applications other than what you’re doing --- # More ## Source  ## Related - [[Productive Distraction]] - [[Tailor Your Environment]] - [[Monotasking]] - [[Minimal Tech]] - [[Notification Question]]