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I have so much energy but can only funnel it into things I’m passionate about. Those small boring tasks pile up and cause problems for me, despite the fact that
by u2077 5y ago
I have so much energy but can only funnel it into things I’m passionate about. Those small boring tasks pile up and cause problems for me, despite the fact that I can work on other things for hours on end.
- xwolfi 5y agoBut that's probably not ADHD. I can focus on boring stuff for hours, so I suppose I don't have ADHD. But I have boring tasks piling (in fact I introduced my team the concept of cancelling BS tickets so we just don't do what we think we'll never do instead of piling it forever), and I can work for hours on fun useless things that never turn productive: so I think that's not ADHD, and I think your comment is just every human ever.
- lazide 5y agoThe question is - do they pile up to the point they cause distress, sometimes crushing distress, because no matter what, no matter how important it is - until you feel panic, you can’t do it? If they don’t really matter and meh, then that’s fine. But if they do matter, and no matter what you can’t do it? That is when it starts to become a problem. If that sounds familiar, then you might want to get checked.
- u2077 5y agoThat sounds familiar, in fact it happened to me this week. I’ve been thrown under the bus quite a few times by letting little things pile up.
- u2077 5y agoI agree that everyone has things they would rather do, but I wasn’t exactly talking about useless things. Difficult or boring tasks are super easy for me if I’m passionate about them. (Rebuilding my website, dealing with customers, etc) I am by no means trying to generalize ADHD, just sharing my personal experiences.