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And taking what intake I take in and committing it to my notes ASAP, so I can offload it from my brain.
Don't follow every curious whim. Or do, and deal with the anxiety. There isn't a way around that.
It took me forever to realize that it's the process, not the outcome that matters. There's a saying: 'Enjoy the journey, not the destination'. Because the destination is fleeting, but the journey takes longer and you should revel in it. I suffer from what you suffer from It's called Analysis Paralysis [0] or overthinking. You should go all chips in on what sets your soul on fire and focus on that. [0] https://en.wiki…
Check with your therapists if you have ADHD. Seriously, so often people seeking for smart answers about their minds when it’s just some biological/medical/chemical feature/issue.
Oof, that hits hard.
Do you think that the PhD makes sense for people who want to do research but not necessarily focus on publishing? Is this a contradiction in terms?
Check with your therapists if you have ADHD. Seriously, so often people seeking for smart answers about their minds when it’s just some biological/medical/chemical feature/issue.
Why, only ADHD sufferers have access to an ever growing amount of information that no other generation faced before?
But even if you read 1000 things would you really know them? What does it take to know something? Well maybe the Feynman principle applies where you then have to explain it to a 6 year old and teach it. That takes focus and effort.
So instead pick one thing and focus 25% of your time on that thing and do it until it is done. Then pick something else. For the other 75% of your time do the other things you have to do or explore those thousand different directions.
"Try writing a novel paper yourself. Does it fill you with joy when some experts half-way around the world consider your work good enough? If so — a PhD might be for you. If this process fills you with loathing, you might want to reconsider spending the next 5+ years of your life on it." Oof, that hits hard. Do you think that the PhD makes sense for people who want to do research but not necessarily focus on publishi…
Check with your therapists if you have ADHD. Seriously, so often people seeking for smart answers about their minds when it’s just some biological/medical/chemical feature/issue.
Why, only ADHD sufferers have access to an ever growing amount of information that no other generation faced before?
I can relate to this. I have always wished I could find one thing to be passionate about and become an expert on. I seem to become obsessive about one thing for a short while and then gradually loose interest. There seems to be a "honeymoon" effect for me. This goes for hobbies, side projects, work projects. I think I enjoy the discovery and research aspects and have romanticized visions of the end goal but end up ne…