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As with most posts of this type, it assumes you are neurotypical and not dealing with other issues that compromise executive function. This isn’t a bad thing,
by kayodelycaon 5y ago
As with most posts of this type, it assumes you are neurotypical and not dealing with other issues that compromise executive function.
This isn’t a bad thing, it’s just important to point out there is a prerequisite condition that must be met before this advice becomes useful.
- ttul 5y agoIn other words, the article leaves aside the possibility that you might have ADHD, which is present in an estimated 7% of people in a clinically significant way, and likely far more to a degree that wouldn’t satisfy the DSM, but is still a handicap.
- moosey 5y agoAnxiety will do it too. So will hypervigilance, which presents with ADHD like symptoms but arises from trauma.
- SubiculumCode 5y agoMy procrastination dropped a lot once I medically intervened on ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression. I wonder where I'd be now if I had taken these steps 20 years ago.
- ttul 5y ago20 years ago, the science was a lot less conclusive on ADHD. The drugs were far less sophisticated as well. Today, the condition is highly treatable (90%) with medication.
- mjburgess 5y agoMany with ADHD also suffer from this problem also. So it is a useful article either way.
- chrsig 5y agoYou say that, but as a person with ADHD, I couldn't help but just skim the article. Not useful at all ;)
- echelon 5y agoI've got ADHD and this. I couldn't be happier this came across the HN feed today, because it seems to accurately answer so many questions I've had about my performance on personal projects recently. I spent months working on the next version of https://vo.codes https://vo.codes, and I've only got about five hours of frontend work to do before launching it. I've sit on it for a month now. What I think is happening is that I'm worried about my next project in virtual production (which I'm picking back up). I'm worried I've fallen too far behind, that the incumbent powers have already won and that I'll be wasting my energy. But I still think I have tremendous value to add, and that there is a discernable path to success, and that I'm holding myself back by worrying about vo.codes. It's caused a sort of deadlock. This has helped me make sense of it and approach it a new way. Hopefully it's the nudge I needed to unblock myself. Anxiety, ADHD, internal resistance. I shouldn't blame myself so much.
- codegeek 5y agoHow would you go about identifying whether you have ADHD or not ? Any tips ? I really really suspect I have it but I have never talked to anyone about it.
- echelon 5y agoThere are several different manifestations of the disease, so be aware of that. Some that present with hyperactivity, some that don't. Look up the symptoms and see if they ring a bell, then go to see a specialist.
- kitsune_ 5y agoUnexplained underachievement.
- echelon 5y agoI don't think looking at outcomes is a fair assessment at all. I academically excelled, have a successful career, an early employee IPO exit, and a spate of really interesting side projects. Yet I struggle with leading a normal life, prioritizing, sporadic and extreme hyper-focus, and frequent loss of interest. (If something doesn't interest me, I just won't do it. I have to pay people to do taxes, and I sometimes wish I could pay people to do my job or parts of it.) Anecdotal, but I think your characterization could be misleading.