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> No motivation to start cool new projects is not among them... Starting projects isn't the issue (personal experience w/ ADHD) - following through and finishi

by corobo 3y ago

> No motivation to start cool new projects is not among them... Starting projects isn't the issue (personal experience w/ ADHD) - following through and finishing them is, which is listed in various ways under the inattentive section I've got plenty of new project folders, draft blog posts, plans written down, database schemas, etc - but no shipped results. This is the main issue for me. Starting a project is easy, working on it is the issue! > And here's a philosophical question to ponder: should we change[1] to fit society's expectations or should society adjust itself to our needs? Should we take drugs so that we can be 100%, not even one percent less, productive 9-5 because that's what we're supposed to do? Should we? Absolutely not! There's loads of value in people with different brain wiring. "Think outside the box" is our default setting! Do we have to if we don't want to starve? Until we live in a post-scarcity world with infinite food and shelter.. unfortunately we're gonna have to.

euroderf 3y ago
> plenty of new project folders, draft blog posts, plans written down, database schemas, etc - but no shipped results. This is the main issue for me. Starting a project is easy, working on it is the issue! You've done the fun parts. Isn't that enough to hit a good ratio of satisfaction-to-time-consumed ?
- corobo 3y ago
  Unfortunately satisfaction-to-time-consumed doesn't pay any bills or fill the cupboards with food In the ideal world aye absolutely, in this reality the time was wasted
  - euroderf 3y ago
    Not to quibble, but let's face it then, that GitHub (et al.) is chock full of evidence of time wasted. False starts galore.
    - corobo 3y ago
      Depends on the creator really. It's a waste of time for me personally because I'm supposed to be grinding down some debts, paying the bills, and making sure there's food on the table. As I'm working freelance and billing hourly anything that doesn't earn cash directly or have the potential to be a new income source takes resources away from that goal. Once my finances are more stable I'll be much more free to tinker with fun projects rather than focusing on potential business/income projects. To be a bit more clear I only mean it's timewasting for me, not for humanity as a whole! I highly encourage anyone without my current constraints to code stuff for the fun of it without worrying about false starts or failed projects! :)
hirvi74 3y ago
The longer I think about it, the more it bothers me. I once had a psych explain to me that the main reason many people treat ADHD, is not for themselves, but because of how others treat them. No where I go there I am, and I will always piss people off.
- sh34r 3y ago
  The social model of disability can be useful, but it has its limits. Unmedicated-me pisses me off too.

by corobo 3y ago

euroderf 3y ago

> plenty of new project folders, draft blog posts, plans written down, database schemas, etc - but no shipped results. This is the main issue for me. Starting a project is easy, working on it is the issue! You've done the fun parts. Isn't that enough to hit a good ratio of satisfaction-to-time-consumed ?

corobo 3y ago
Unfortunately satisfaction-to-time-consumed doesn't pay any bills or fill the cupboards with food In the ideal world aye absolutely, in this reality the time was wasted
- euroderf 3y ago
  Not to quibble, but let's face it then, that GitHub (et al.) is chock full of evidence of time wasted. False starts galore.
  - corobo 3y ago
    Depends on the creator really. It's a waste of time for me personally because I'm supposed to be grinding down some debts, paying the bills, and making sure there's food on the table. As I'm working freelance and billing hourly anything that doesn't earn cash directly or have the potential to be a new income source takes resources away from that goal. Once my finances are more stable I'll be much more free to tinker with fun projects rather than focusing on potential business/income projects. To be a bit more clear I only mean it's timewasting for me, not for humanity as a whole! I highly encourage anyone without my current constraints to code stuff for the fun of it without worrying about false starts or failed projects! :)

hirvi74 3y ago

The longer I think about it, the more it bothers me. I once had a psych explain to me that the main reason many people treat ADHD, is not for themselves, but because of how others treat them. No where I go there I am, and I will always piss people off.

sh34r 3y ago
The social model of disability can be useful, but it has its limits. Unmedicated-me pisses me off too.