Dopamine Stacking

But I think a key principle to follow is to do the minimum possible extra work to get your hit of motivation, and then translate that back into productive output.

Here are some low cost ways to dopamine stack:

Switching to a new environment

Trying a new todo list

Switching from paper to digital notes

Switching from digital notes to paper

Switching to a new work schedule

Fasting in the morning

Switching from coffee to tea

You can dopamine stack in two ways:

Any time you feel your energy flagging, try something new.

Rotate through tools, systems, and environments on a schedule.