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Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.07,0:00:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over a year ago, \NI first heard the term 'dopamine fasting.'
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.82,0:00:19.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is nothing new, considering \Nthat we live in an era of immediacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.23,0:00:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're hyperconnected with everyone,\Nand this, of course, has its advantages.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.05,0:00:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It allows us to complete \Ntasks in less time,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.78,0:00:33.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stay in touch with our loved ones
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.39,0:00:34.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite the distance,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.65,0:00:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and access information immediately.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.70,0:00:42.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, this bombardment of information
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.17,0:00:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leads to constant overstimulation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.10,0:00:47.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything is fast, ephemeral,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.42,0:00:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that translates into an \Nendless series of dopamine spikes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.93,0:00:54.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've probably heard of dopamine by now
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.88,0:01:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's known as the happiness hormone\Nalthough it's not actually a hormone.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.72,0:01:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a neurotransmitter that activates\Nour reward system in the brain
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.42,0:01:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's released in response to pleasures
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.70,0:01:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like when we eat a piece of chocolate\Nor buy something we like,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.09,0:01:14.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating feelings of satisfaction\Nand happiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.77,0:01:22.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what happens if we're constantly\Nreleasing dopamine, as happens
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.77,0:01:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with frequent use of social media\Nand other forms of instant gratification
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.29,0:01:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, our brain can become dependent\Non these stimuli and therefore gets
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.41,0:01:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used to them and is always looking for\Nmore and more and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.92,0:01:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's paradoxical because\Nwe think we have everything
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.58,0:01:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we ever wanted,\Nbut the more things we have
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.80,0:01:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more dissatisfied we feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.44,0:01:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how can we stop this constant\Noverstimulation in a world
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.30,0:01:54.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that moves too fast?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.14,0:02:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, it turns out that this \Nsame question was raised
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.21,0:02:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many years ago in silicon\Nvalley, where it is said that the term
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.56,0:02:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"dopamine fasting" originated\Nin response to a routine that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.56,0:02:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,faced a frenetic lifestyle\Nfull of stimuli.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.28,0:02:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seeking to reduce the hours spent in \Nfront of a screen, reduce impulsive
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.28,0:02:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,behaviors, excessive use \Nof social networks,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.62,0:02:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consumption of ultra-processed\Nfoods, etcetera.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what does dopamine fasting\Nconsist of and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is its purpose?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There really is no strict rule\Non how to do dopamine fasting,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather the intention is to\Nachieve a temporary disconnection. That is,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to take a break from everything that \Ngenerates a lot of dopamine.