The Touchward blog https://touchward-dopamine.com/blog/ Short, cited articles from Team Touchward on reward, habits and attention. en-us Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:05:16 GMT Why the reward has to come right away: what the research says https://touchward-dopamine.com/blog/why-the-reward-has-to-come-right-away https://touchward-dopamine.com/blog/why-the-reward-has-to-come-right-away Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Immediate rewards predict whether people stick with long-term goals, and dopamine ties a reward to the action it follows. What that means for a button. Why habit apps stop working after two weeks, and what helps https://touchward-dopamine.com/blog/why-habit-apps-stop-working https://touchward-dopamine.com/blog/why-habit-apps-stop-working Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Habits take about 66 days on average, missing one day does not derail them, and reminders plus tracking are not what forms them. What the research says helps. ADHD, stimulation and reward: what is known, and what a button can do https://touchward-dopamine.com/blog/adhd-stimulation-and-reward https://touchward-dopamine.com/blog/adhd-stimulation-and-reward Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT What imaging research says about the dopamine reward pathway in ADHD, why immediate rewards matter more when reward is the problem, and what a button can do.