I’ve never been a compulsive gambler. Sure, I’ll occasionally pop into a casino when I’m in a country that has one, but I treat it as a night out to the movies rather than a chance to win millions. I think of it like this: For 2 hours and $40 I can play a slot machine. Or I can go see Thor make some trolls sore, or something like that.
Hey JJ, I just read your serial killer and kid on a leash pieces. LOL I loved them! And I love the fact that you tried to recreate the same story structure. XD I don't know if you were asking a rhetorical question, but if not, I think the serial killer one blew up while the kid on a leash one didn't, because the thought of a serial killer is spookier and more spine-chilling, and we all love thrillers and murder mysteries nowadays, myself included. XD
And yes, I've been writing super personal stories lately, and readers have been so supportive and empathetic in their responses. So it does feel like a dopamine hit. I want to experience the feeling of being heard, understood, and liked again and again, haha.
Oh so true, JJ! It’s knowing the boundaries of addictions and when to stop. I am completely addicted to my Substack blog; it has become a part of my life. Great article!
I agree that we are all addicted to something. My mom and sisters are addicted to gardening. I am addicted to running. And chocolate. Addictions are not always bad. Just need to be able to channel that impulse into s positive activity.
I recently got my first big hit of cortisol on Medium. I'm retired and writing started out as hobby, but now it's become an obsession. I 'm in the middle of writing about this very topic, and your article just hit my 777 slot mind.
The Psychologically Addicting Nature of Blogging
Dor more flow in cognitive psychology motivational positive frameworks go to the dude that basically researched it all his life .
The lazy link ( TED-ifies in 2004 when there were less of "motivational mumbo- jumbo speakers). Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
https://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_flow_the_secret_to_happiness
Flow is a state I can easily achieve as a life long ADHD , with the inexorable psychological and physiological crash that ensues.
When I believed in the value of academia and "greater good" it was a professional booms.
After you exit the matrix, the reality re-alignment ( fairly violent) made me reconsider.
Now, I use my state if flow to be as lazy as I can be. Fairly noble in my current view.
I would recommend some of my hedonistic gourmand addictions to chesse and sourdough on churned butter with nitrite free sausages.
Porn is apparently healthier.
Now, I'm going to eat some mixolydian Beef bourguignon variation...
Hey JJ, I just read your serial killer and kid on a leash pieces. LOL I loved them! And I love the fact that you tried to recreate the same story structure. XD I don't know if you were asking a rhetorical question, but if not, I think the serial killer one blew up while the kid on a leash one didn't, because the thought of a serial killer is spookier and more spine-chilling, and we all love thrillers and murder mysteries nowadays, myself included. XD
And yes, I've been writing super personal stories lately, and readers have been so supportive and empathetic in their responses. So it does feel like a dopamine hit. I want to experience the feeling of being heard, understood, and liked again and again, haha.
Thanks, JJ.
Oh so true, JJ! It’s knowing the boundaries of addictions and when to stop. I am completely addicted to my Substack blog; it has become a part of my life. Great article!
Truth brother, best addiction out there! Hi, my name is Rob and I am an addict.
I agree that we are all addicted to something. My mom and sisters are addicted to gardening. I am addicted to running. And chocolate. Addictions are not always bad. Just need to be able to channel that impulse into s positive activity.
I recently got my first big hit of cortisol on Medium. I'm retired and writing started out as hobby, but now it's become an obsession. I 'm in the middle of writing about this very topic, and your article just hit my 777 slot mind.