dopamine detox
Two weeks ago,
I started a new Protocol to harness my dopamine,
And the results have been nothing short of Extraordinary. #hubermanlab
Most people do what I call a “Mickey Mouse dopamine detox”. Most people are weak. You (probably) already know the Micky Mouse dopamine detox;
less sugar,
less looking at iphones, etc.
For a dopamine detox, it’s the O’Doul’s. Pathetic.
I did the “progressive overload” principle of dopamine detox, in this order:
Restricted eating. (eat only Athletic Greens and LMNT salt packs)
No more Cold Plunges and Headspace Meditation. (why? too much pleasure.)
Cut out Athletic Greens and LMNT
No screens (I have my VA print out everything that would be on a screen, and then slide it under my door, which accomplishes 2 things, Less dopamine for me and my VA improves her hand-eye. #teachablemoment
But it was weird.
Even after implementing the above dopamine detox protocol,
I still wasn’t there yet.
I knew there was still more to be gained. (or in this case, lost.)
But what was still giving me dopamine?
It was a mystery.
And then I saw the answer,
it was staring me right in the face.
Or rather, she was.
Svetlana and I have been together for 18 years. (Of course, I haven’t let her legally be my wife, not because I don’t love her, but because I think the carrot of citizenship and the stick of deportation help her stay motivated. #incentives
Enough about the side show, My dopamine journey had to become a death march.
Like a dopamine Chinese water torture, I knew I had to stop the drip.
So, I:
stopped sleeping near Svetlana.
Stopped speaking to her,
And stopped looking her in the eyes. (This is Key.)
Of course, we still live in the same rented one bedroom (I’m not a monster, plus it makes financial sense in SF.) #ramitsethi
But I did optimize her sleeping environment, so that she gets rest, and I don’t get dopamine.
I put a series of blankets in the corner of our apartment, on the floor.. (You dog owners will get the picture.)
But alas,
Most people don’t get it.
Neither does Svetlana.
To help her see, I emailed her the Huberman podcast on dopamine. (I’m still waiting for her reply to my email. Maybe it’ll slide under the door tomorrow.) #fingerscrossed
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It’s called:
“Marriage and Empathy - (Data Driven Protocols to Increase Intimacy)”
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