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> but you need to look beyond the immediate discomfort to the longer-term benefits. That is self-discipline, not some magical superpower. And that is _exactly_

> but you need to look beyond the immediate discomfort to the longer-term benefits. That is self-discipline, not some magical superpower. And that is _exactly_ what someone with ADHD struggles with. Long term consequences be damned, I want something that excites me and gives me a benefit _now_.

c0vfefe 7y ago
A real hard problem here is distinguishing between a lack of discipline and ADHD. Maybe that's kind of unknowable.
- screye 7y ago
  Exactly. Thus, the discussion about the stigma around it.