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Weekly Update #8: Centaur Nerd Week

Weekly Update #8: Centaur Nerd Week

My low dopamine week got real nerdy

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Jul 06, 2025
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My week of dopamine fasting turned into a bit of a nerd fest.

Instead of a week of tranquil meditation, it turned into a week of unorthodox doing. My brain’s Task-Positive Network (TPN) is a bit more stubborn than initially suspected.

There were moments of pure beauty — running in the forest with my friend David and Biblical rain bucketing down upon us, a…

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