A sort of enforced retreat through a three day power outage.
I had already planned to do a Fast Mimicking Diet, and it had occurred to me that I could twin that with a mini retreat. But I'm so addicted to screens and streaming, I'm not sure I could have maintained the will. This outage was horrible for many, but it is something of a gift for me.
Let's not forget that the post traumatic sprouts were the driving metaphor of the first part of this adventure.
And let's not forget my visit to the Last of Us Cafe!
I'm on day 4 now, and I'm wondering if I could extend this into a month long dopamine fast. Well yes obviously I could. The question is will I?
Gary believes that the brain prefers liberation, so it will dopamine reward the mind that stays grounded in awareness and weakens cravings and aversion. From what I'm learning about the science of dopamine this makes sense.
"There's so much bandwidth consumed by self-referential "blah-blah"--98% of most people's bandwidth. The good stuff, the inspirations, problem solutions and the insights could hardly find their way through that maze to get recognized. Now you've got all this open bandwidth, and you're much more stilll, so you're more likely to be able to see one of these inspirations when they arise."
