**Too much stimulation causes you to not get things done.** Novelty doesn’t require executive function to appreciate. It’s immediately rewarding in and of itself. Scrolling the internet not only sucks up your time, but makes time **not** spent doing it feel _worse_. Similarly, incredibly salty, high fat, high sugar foods saturate our tongues and our brains. These behaviors cause you to lack motivation for anything else in life (because [[Dopamine]] is the motivation chemical). If you’re finding yourself feeling lethargic and unmotivated, try doing a [[Dopamine Detox]]. Then again, all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. The key is [[Balance]]. **** # More ## Source ## Related - [[Balance]] - [[Dopamine]] - [[Dopamine Detox]]