Josh Snider > Quotes

“The rapidly changing nature of the online environment is shortening our attention spans. Around ten years ago, the average attention span was 12 minutes. Today, it is five minutes (Psychminds 2020).”
― Josh Snider, Dopamine Detox: Reduce Instant Gratification, Beat Social Media Addiction, and Stop Wasting Your Life

“When we engage in activities that create a dopamine spike, our brains must compensate for it. When the brain compensates for the spike, it does not return the dopamine level to baseline. Instead, the dopamine levels are brought to below baseline levels. In other words, we experience a dopamine deficiency. It is this deficiency that causes us to crave the resumption of the activity.”
― Josh Snider, Dopamine Detox: Reduce Instant Gratification, Beat Social Media Addiction, and Stop Wasting Your Life