From pickleball to planting flowers, dopamine menus are highlighting the activities that keep us engaged. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) It’s way too easy to find yourself ...

It’s easy to sit down and scroll on your phone or grab a sweet treat when you need to recharge. But are they really replenishing your batteries? Typically, these behaviors – like when you spend hours ...

Activities like taking quick walks, meditating, petting a cat, and having snacks can boost dopamine without taking much time.

If you’ve ever competed in a race, think back to that instant feel-good vibe you experience when you cross the finish line. And, if you’re not a runner, insert another personal or professional ...

Dopamine is a hormone and neurotransmitter in the brain involved in mood, attention, reward and motivation. Mary Katherine Wynn/Dreamstime/TNS ROCHESTER, Minn. — You likely are accustomed to ...

Last year, makeup routines were the main course on the TikTok viral “dopamine menu” trend, which divided mood-boosting activities into restaurant-style courses. Now, the holiday season (and SAD season ...

"Dopamine menus" -- also known as "Dopamenus" -- are the viral productivity and happiness hack taking over TikTok. Daniel - stock.adobe.com This will boost your mood — and productivity. The viral ...

A dopamine menu or “dopamenu” is a list of items, activities, and situations that promote joy or provide stimulation to an individual. A YouTuber who specializes in ADHD coined the concept in 2020 to ...

I don’t spend a lot of time on TikTok. I’m afraid of it, actually—afraid of being sucked into that oddly compelling vortex, further diminishing my old-school research brain. Advancing years are ...

It’s way too easy to find yourself listlessly scrolling through social media just because you don’t know how else to fill your time. Now, ironically, social media has the answer for how to fix that.

ROCHESTER, Minn. — You likely are accustomed to encountering a range of menus in daily life, but there is one that may be new to you: a dopamine menu. Dr. Robert Wilfahrt, a family medicine physician ...