There's the one big thing that slowed my productivity levels.

I've worked it out and all is now good.

I was caught in the trap of the constant dopamine exposure.

For me, it was when I looked for social media likes.

The regular online checking for likes distracted me, became mind-numbing, and after an hour or two, I'd done nothing.

I posted, I commented, I challenged - and then I waited for the online thumbs up.

It took a while to realise it was happening.

I thought that was my lot - plenty of great creation ideas, but no time to get them created. And when there was time, my brain was foggy.

I felt dull and uninspired.

And it was because I was caught in that dopamine exposure trap.

What have I done about it?

Simple.

At the beginning of every day of the week, I write my To Do list.

Ticking them off is now fulfilling my dopamine rush.

The feeling of completing a list is greater than waiting for online 'likes'.

I said it was simple.