THE CHEMISTRY OF ATTENTION SERIES: GABA – THE BRAKE SYSTEM
GABA controls your brain’s ability to filter distractions. Without it, everything feels urgent and focus breaks down under constant stimulation.
THE CHEMISTRY OF ATTENTION SERIES: ADRENALINE – THE INTENSITY TRAP
Adrenaline sharpens focus under pressure, but reliance on it creates reactive behaviour. You stop choosing action and start waiting for urgency.
THE CHEMISTRY OF ATTENTION SERIES: OXYTOCIN – THE CONNECTION PARADOX
Oxytocin drives real connection, but digital interaction tricks your brain. More contact doesn’t mean more closeness—and your system knows it.
THE CHEMISTRY OF ATTENTION SERIES: CORTISOL – THE ALERT SYSTEM
Cortisol keeps you alert, but constant stress rewires your attention. When everything feels urgent, you lose control of what truly matters.
THE CHEMISTRY OF ATTENTION SERIES: SEROTONIN – THE BASELINE
Serotonin drives your sense of stability. Lose your baseline, and you stop choosing behaviour—you start reacting to your environment.
THE CHEMISTRY OF ATTENTION SERIES: DOPAMINE – THE CHASE
Dopamine doesn’t exist to make you feel good. It exists to make you move. That slight pull. The urge. The curiosity. The feeling that something might be there. That’s dopamine at work.