# @carmen.strives on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIcDmqDz_vR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59924580-carmenstrives-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-14T19:18:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Carmen | Medical student 🩺 (@carmen.strives) — https://gondola.cc/carmen.strives

## Caption

Feeling unmotivated to study? Same🫠

As medical students, we often get told “don’t rely on motivation, rely on discipline”—but let’s be real, discipline takes time to build. And some days? You just feel like a slump and that’s okay! 

But here’s the truth:
You don’t need motivation to start. You need momentum🚣‍♀️

Here’s how I’ve learned to biohack my dopamine system to actually get myself to study⬇️

1️⃣Use caffeine wisely
Caffeine gives a mild dopamine boost, but if you overuse it on low-effort tasks (like scrolling), it stops working. Save it for deep-focus sessions to keep it effective.

2️⃣Eat dopamine-friendly foods
Dopamine is made from tyrosine—found in protein-rich foods like eggs, fish, beans, and almonds. Pair protein-rich food with vitamin B6 and iron to support dopamine production naturally 

3️⃣Study with your brain’s ultradian rhythm
Your brain works in 90–120 min cycles. Plan your study blocks within this time window.

4️⃣Mix in novelty into studying 
Try new study spots, techniques, or even switching up subjects can keep dopamine firing and your brain engaged.

Don’t feel bad for feeling demotivated to study.
Sometimes, there’s a deeper reason behind the slump. And that’s okay! We’ll figure it out together🤍

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Follow carmen.strives for more productivity hacks I learned in med school *✩‧₊˚

#medschooldiaries #medstudentlife #medstudent #medschool #studytips #studyhacks #demotivated

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