I imagine many of you are familiar with my internet addiction. Why? Well, because I talk about it all

the time. And I imagine some of you are sick of hearing of me talk about it. I understand that as well.

However, the journey to finding healthy balance with the internet in technology at large is an ongoing

journey that humanity as a whole is going through all at once.

Don't pretend like you don't have an issue with internet addiction. Listen, it's different for all of us.

Some of us are better at managing internet addiction than others. But I would argue we're all in one way or another addicted to the

internet and addicted to technology in a way that is not good for our well-being overall. And it looks

different for everyone. It's on different levels for everyone. But I think it's a universal problem.

There's something so cringe about being like, come on, you guys, we have to stop going on the internet so much when it's literally

the backbone of our society at this point. And it's something that we would struggle to live

without. And it's something that brings a lot of joy and positivity in a lot of ways as well.

But at the same time, it's so easy to get to a place where we're overdoing it. We're overusing it.

I'm very aware of my unhealthy tendencies with the internet and with technology. And I am determined to getting to a good

place, to getting to a balanced place that's sustainable. Because I've tried things that have worked

temporarily, but I've never really been able to crack it fully. Like I tried a dopamine detox a while ago. Basically,

the idea of that is that you remove all things that release dopamine in your brain in a big way,

like going on the phone, watching TV, eating junk food, and you're forced to exist in a very simple way,

ideally to help you build motivation to do simpler tasks that are necessary.

Like get your work done or cook a meal for yourself or read a book.

It's basically hypothetically a way to ret-train your brain to enjoy mundane crucial tasks more.

And I think that there is something valuable about that.

Like, I definitely benefited from that experience, giving myself sort of a stimulation detox.

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