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by jolmg 1267 days ago
Yeah, I didn't mean the specific drug. I imagine that habits generally work by needing some chemical to act as a reward to reinforce it, maybe different chemicals for different habits. The idea of forming a good habit to preempt a bad habit with something that will block the reward chemical, whatever it is for the bad habit, is interesting, and I wonder how generally it can be applied. Like, I wonder if it would be an effective idea to block dopamine or another chemical to help against bad habits related to computers/internet or food.