For me, being able to do hard things is not something I learned as a kid. It’s a sum of: - ADHD symptoms being mild, - Having slept well (ties in with former

For me, being able to do hard things is not something I learned as a kid. It’s a sum of: - ADHD symptoms being mild, - Having slept well (ties in with former point), and - Having no imminent major worries at the moment (family/health/financial). Any of these can make the difference between casually trying to understand quantum mechanics, and crawling under the table because I just can’t make this one rectangle on the screen do what I want.