🕳️ How Do You Escape From a Dopamine Hole?

Published 5 days ago • 1 min read

Hello friend,

I hope you've had a good week.

I'm in a particularly good mood as the sun is out and it's a bank holiday weekend. I'm planning to spend the weekend biking around the island (I just got a new e-bike and I love it), seeing friends, and pottering in the garden (desperatly trying to convince myself I enjoy weeding...!)

I hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

Here's your digest for today.

✏️ Doodle Essays

This week's doodle essay is all about dopamine: what it is, what happens when you fall into a dopamine hole, and how I get out of one. I'm curious: how do you escape from a dopamine hole?

This doodle was inspired by one of the articles I shared last week.

📚 Read

Here are some articles from other creators I thought you might enjoy:

This fabulous essay by Rachel Lawlan reminds us that it is never too late to start your dream career (Rachel started psychotherapy training at 52).
In this article, author Caroline Donahue shares seven ways she is able to read more than most.
I'll admit, this recent Ness Labs newsletter hit a little close to home, The Hobby-Hustle Trap.

If you're curious about the books I'm reading, you can see my library in Notion here: Martine's Library. I am currently binge listening to Yesteryear and enjoying it far more than I expected. Have you read it? If so, what did you think?

📺 Watch

I enjoyed this video from Matt D'Avella on how trying to "optimise" his life made it worse. He speaks from the perspective of a parent much of the time, but I still enjoyed watching (as someone who is child-free).

I adore Hannah Fry. This 20-minute video about AI agents is a very interesting watch.

🎧 Listen

These podcast episodes are worth a listen:

Sir Paul McCartney Answers Your Questions on The Rest is Entertainment (I realise this is a little off-topic but Sir Paul does have a rather great approach to boundaries...!)
3 Intermittent Fasting Mistakes on Zoe Health and Nutrition.

That's all from me today. Have a great week, and I will be in touch again next weekend.

Best wishes,

Martine

Ellis HQ, Vale, Guernsey GY6 8EW
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