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

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