Attention span gone to shit in the last few years
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For the past 5 years I've worked as a trader.
This involves a high workload 12-14 hours a day (hence the need to prioritise important information and disregard unimportant information), large rushes of dopamine from watching number go up, and on the side it involved a lot of poker and gambling which has a similar effect on dopamine.
This has caused my attention span to go to shit, and the main casualty has been my ability to read books. Essentially I've lost the ability to slow down it seems. I still perform roughly the same on intelligence tests and am relatively physically fit.
Anyone had experience with this and know good solutions? No I don't have ADHD and I'm not going to take meds. I quit my job as a trader but still trade my own book for a living, but I can work much slower and less hours now.
Would stopping stimulants help? I drink a lot of coffee and chew nicotine gum.
This involves a high workload 12-14 hours a day (hence the need to prioritise important information and disregard unimportant information), large rushes of dopamine from watching number go up, and on the side it involved a lot of poker and gambling which has a similar effect on dopamine.
This has caused my attention span to go to shit, and the main casualty has been my ability to read books. Essentially I've lost the ability to slow down it seems. I still perform roughly the same on intelligence tests and am relatively physically fit.
Anyone had experience with this and know good solutions? No I don't have ADHD and I'm not going to take meds. I quit my job as a trader but still trade my own book for a living, but I can work much slower and less hours now.
Would stopping stimulants help? I drink a lot of coffee and chew nicotine gum.
