Written by, May 31 -- Muskan Shah, Moitrayee Das

A regular morning is not complete without Netflix playing in the background, music streaming from another device laying somewhere long forgotten, coffee in hand, and replying to Instagram messages.

The idea of 'multitasking' has become the norm, with experiences now being consumed all together, in layers, rather than one at a time. This process of combining several rewarding stimuli at one time has been popularised and termed as 'dopamine stacking'. The pop term refers to the act of engaging in multiple dopamine secreting or stimulating behaviours; this can include various stimuli including consumption of commonly used substances such as caffeine, or engaging in multiple dopamine stimulat...