#26 Stop Living on Hard Mode: Beat Boredom, Fix Your Dopamine, Find Freedom

If boredom sends you to your phone—and your phone sends you to porn—this episode is your reset. Richard breaks down why there’s no such thing as a “dopamine hit,” how novelty drops your baseline and fuels escalation, and how a few simple shifts can raise your baseline so books, prayer, and family time feel rich again.You’ll learn: • Why peaks/novelty lower your dopamine baseline (and motivation) • How boredom + scrolling quietly funnels you back to porn • The “turn your phone into a phone” rule that disarms triggers • Practical resets: no-phone mornings, room-parking your phone, long-form without a second screen • The gospel frame: dead to sin, alive to God—welcoming urges and answering with truthWe end with a prayer to trade peaks and valleys for steady joy in Jesus. Share this with a friend who says, “I relapse when I’m bored.”