Re:Ask HN: Do you use food as a performance enhancing drug w...
by semireg on Thursday September 14, 2023 @05:37AM
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This reminds me of the web comic from Toothpaste for Dinner: “dopamine and serotonin, technically the only two things you enjoy.”
Maybe when your motivation for work dries up you have learned to replace the good feeling chemicals by binging a new reward: food. Especially true if you have been neglecting (starving) your body, not exercising.
I think you could easily find this habit devastating to your long term health. When you have this urge maybe it’s long time you took a break. Good luck!
Maybe when your motivation for work dries up you have learned to replace the good feeling chemicals by binging a new reward: food. Especially true if you have been neglecting (starving) your body, not exercising.
I think you could easily find this habit devastating to your long term health. When you have this urge maybe it’s long time you took a break. Good luck!