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Jun 14, 2026 · 3 min read

Day 2: The Dopamine Menu and Why Specificity Wins

Yesterday I made the Task Breaker. Today I’m making the Dopamine Menu. If you haven’t heard of this concept, it’s simple but effective. People with ADHD run on low baseline dopamine. In those moments when you’re stuck, frozen, can’t start — you need a menu of things that reliably give you a small hit. Not “go for a run” (too much activation energy). Not “scroll social media” (too much trap potential).

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