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Silicon Valley's latest fad is dopamine fasting – and that may not be as crazy as it sounds

  • Written by A. Trevor Sutton, Ph.D. Student in Doctrinal Theology, Concordia Seminary
Dopamine fasting, the newest fad to hit Silicon Valley, is being used as a way to get over addictive habits.SewCream/Shutterstock.com

Silicon Valley’s newest fad is dopamine fasting, or temporarily abstaining from “addictive” activities such as social media, music, internet gaming – even food.

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