If you frequent the ‘how to be productive’ part of TikTok, you’ve probably come across the latest ‘hack’ for staying focused and avoiding procrastination: starting your day with a low-dopamine routine.
According to the low-dopamine morning trend, the activities you do within the first 90 minutes of waking will determine what your brain craves for the rest of the day.
If, upon switching your alarm off, you immediately open Facebook or Instagram, then your first dose of dopamine is coming from your smartphone. So when you’re at your desk later on and struggling to concentrate, you’ll find it difficult to resist turning to your phone in search of another dopamine hit, warn the TikToks.