Yesterday I told you about removing dopamine addictions and how it unleashed my creativity.

Today I want to show you exactly what that looks like.

Five days ago, I woke up with knee pain.

Not unusual for me—I've dealt with various aches and issues over the years.

But here's my routine whenever something like this pops up:

I do a search for the medical reason behind it. Then I search for a spiritual reason. I look for potential herbal remedies. And I hunt for affirmations or spiritual practices that might help.

The problem?

I have to find these all in different places.

Medical sites give me one perspective. Spiritual blogs give me another. Herbal remedy sites are scattered everywhere.

Sometimes I'd piece together something useful.

Most of the time, it was just a random mishmash of information.

Five days ago, while dealing with that knee pain and going through this frustrating search process again, I had a thought:

"What if I could create my own little search engine that matches illnesses or symptoms with a holistic healing approach?"

Medical + spiritual + herbal + affirmations.

All in one place.

That's when I started building Curavera.

The name comes from: Curative = the ability to cure or heal Vera = faith/truth in Russian and Latin

I'm not joking when I say I started it 5 days ago.

But you can start testing it today.

See what I mean when I say we live in crazy times?

What used to require months of development, teams of programmers, and massive budgets can now be built by one person with an idea and the right AI tools.

In less than a week.

But here's the thing that made this possible:

When I removed all those dopamine distractions, my brain started solving problems instead of seeking entertainment.

Instead of scrolling when I felt frustrated with my search process, I thought: "I should build this."

Instead of watching videos about other people's creations, I started creating.

That's the real power of the dopamine detox.

Your brain stops looking for quick hits and starts building solutions.

If you want to try Curavera for yourself, you can test it here.

Fair warning: it's very early stage, so expect some rough edges.

If you try it out, let me know what you think and what could be improved.

Sean May

P.S. This is just one example of what becomes possible when you give your brain space to create instead of consume. What problem have you been frustrated with that you could solve?