Connecting the Dopamine Burnout Dots

 Lately, I've been in a slump; in a valley of malaise so to speak, as applied to aggressively moving forward toward my goal of learning Python and related other coding technologies (Old Man Learns to Code alas no more? --with respect to Py?, HTML?, CSS?, JS?, BAT scripting?, AHK?, PKM/Obsidian?, more?).

Why the slump?

⏫ ⏺ ⏬    ◀   ▶1  ▶2    THIS LINE IS UNDER RE-CONSTRUCTION (ignore for now)

Have I hit "total burnout"?
What is burnout? What are its causes?

It turns out that loss over time of one's sense of excitement, of thrilled anticipation and of strong motivation to advance is quite natural. It's simply that expectation of surprise is no longer there. And therefore there are no large dopamine kicks to entice one to rush forward to the next, possibly rewarding, next rung on the learning curve. 

Instead, a dread may emerge. A loss of confidence may develop of not being able to master the next level. (See PAF-oF: Procrastination and Fear of Failure)

As shown in the image to the right, I'm currently stepping up to Object Oriented Programming level. Progress is slow however. Some days I don't want to deal with the challenge.

One post on "burnout" (HERE) explains it nicely. There are stages to reaching the burntout level..

TO BE CONTINUED ....


MORE TO EXPLORE
(SWL) Simple Ways of Life --  30 Days of Dopamine Detox: Why You Need to Try This
        --^^^-- 15 Habits to Destroy Fear and Build Unshakable Confidence
        --^^^-- 12 Habits to Build a Stronger, Sharper Mind (Better FOCUS)
        --^^^-- 10 Habits Secretly Causing Brain Rot | Fix it Now (Stop Doom scrolling)
        --^^^-- 30 Tiny Habits That Completely Rewired My Brain (Small baby steps accumulate)
        --^^^-- Train Your Brain to Stop Negative Thoughts in 30 Days (Meta-cognition = control)

(Spots) = Sprouts -- The 5 Stages of Burnout [How To Recognize Them]  (Meta-cognition) 
        --^^^-- 10 Innovative Schools Changing Education (avoid boredom in school)
        --^^^-- The Project-Based Learning Method 
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(tMM) = The Musing Mind-- 12 Stages of Burnout: Talks on Burnout Recovery & Prevention
        --^^^-- Disrupt Your Inner Critic in 10 Seconds Using Positive Intelligence "PQ" Reps
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        --^^^--  [playlist __ videos]

(DMT) = Dr Marianne Trent--  How Does Burnout Develop? | Psychologist Insights

        --^^^-- Good Thinking Live [playlist __ videos]
        --^^^-- Dealing Compassionately with Disappointment & Difficult feelings

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