I started a challenge I call “Dopamine Detox December” in which I stopped doing certain things to stop dopamine stimulants: - No social Media - No news - No video streaming services (such as YT, Netflix, and Amazon Prime) - No electronic and energetic music

The first days were so hard but now I’m getting used to it. I documented it here: https://ramezanpour.net/post/2025/12/11/dopamine-detox-is-ha...

you could probably fast-track this with meditation if you aren't already

I've heard so. I have done some basic types of meditations but I never had a chance to "properly" meditate, I would say.

Putting it in my bookmarks

Amazing! I didn't know such tool exist. If it's OK, I will update the post and put the link there as well.

I recently sat in yet another “alignment” call and started wondering — if we add up everyone’s time, what’s the actual cost of this meeting for a company?

So I did a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation using public data from Levels.fyi for Amazon.

The result surprised me: a single 1-hour meeting with a few senior people can easily cost €700 — and a recurring weekly call? Over €30,000 per year.