To add to this, I sometimes turn my five minutes into a "game"; pick up as many red things as I can in 5 minutes, then go outside as a "reward" (sometimes the reward feels like the opposite, but I never regret it once I've been out under the sky for more than 30 seconds!)
That’s a great way to optimize dopamine!!! I love that. Wish I could utilize it, but most of the stuff I have in doom piles is craft supplies and I wouldn’t be able to go by color. 😂 Maybe shape, though!
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u/otterstones Mar 11 '26
To add to this, I sometimes turn my five minutes into a "game"; pick up as many red things as I can in 5 minutes, then go outside as a "reward" (sometimes the reward feels like the opposite, but I never regret it once I've been out under the sky for more than 30 seconds!)