Very enjoyable read dude! I read your fb post as well and regarding all this ADHD stuff, it's really not as black and white as you make it out (and I'm sure you know this). I've long suspected I have aspects of ADHD myself in what I can only describe as some kind of omnipresent, invisible hand manipulating the engines of my ability to focus. Some months I definitely run these engines myself, but other times I find myself invariably drawn towards activities with shorter feedback loops regardless of what I'm intending to/need to do. And when I do, to the best of my introspective abilities, it seems as if my brain is simply incapable of offering the dopamine teaser I need to push whatever work I'm doing all the way through to finish. At that point, reasoning often kicks in with the usual "what's the point"-logic that means I often end up doing something easier and postponing the other stuff.
Fortunately, my livelyhood does not hang on this thread, so it's all introspective hobby reaserch. But it's really frustrating not being able to mobilise this one feature when so many other mental facilities are under my control. Just my five cents, I've been lurking on your content for a long time and I thought I'd give something back. Keep up the writing! All the best :)
Very enjoyable read dude! I read your fb post as well and regarding all this ADHD stuff, it's really not as black and white as you make it out (and I'm sure you know this). I've long suspected I have aspects of ADHD myself in what I can only describe as some kind of omnipresent, invisible hand manipulating the engines of my ability to focus. Some months I definitely run these engines myself, but other times I find myself invariably drawn towards activities with shorter feedback loops regardless of what I'm intending to/need to do. And when I do, to the best of my introspective abilities, it seems as if my brain is simply incapable of offering the dopamine teaser I need to push whatever work I'm doing all the way through to finish. At that point, reasoning often kicks in with the usual "what's the point"-logic that means I often end up doing something easier and postponing the other stuff.
Fortunately, my livelyhood does not hang on this thread, so it's all introspective hobby reaserch. But it's really frustrating not being able to mobilise this one feature when so many other mental facilities are under my control. Just my five cents, I've been lurking on your content for a long time and I thought I'd give something back. Keep up the writing! All the best :)