📖 Why is this just the beginning?

1) The Reset Built Momentum

• You cut cheap dopamine.
• You replaced it with joy, focus, connection, hobbies.
• Your baseline is higher. You feel calmer, sharper, more present.

2) But Old Loops Never Die

• Triggers will always exist (stress, boredom, fatigue).
• If you drop everything, your brain will slide back.
• The fix: non-negotiables.

3) Non-Negotiables = Baseline Rules

• Think of them as “keystone habits” → they stabilize everything else.
• They don’t need to be glamorous. They need to be consistent.

Examples:

• Phone-free mornings (protect focus).
• Weekly dopamine audit (protect awareness).
• Sleep curfew (protect baseline).
• Joy audit (protect fulfillment).
• Flow block (protect focus muscle).
• Boredom menu (protect relapse gap).