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Check out the book 'Refuse to Choose'
Do this ADHD screener: https://contentmanager.med.uvm.edu/docs/default-source/ahec-...
Maybe your strength is exploration. That's ok. What makes you feel like you should finish projects?
But if you don't have the interest to work on something (particular) any more, do you really want techniques or whatever to push through anyway? I suppose it depends what the goal is - the question being asked suggests to me you want a successful side project (or even full time business?) no matter what it is, the tech it uses, etc. If that's the case, then I can't speak to motivation, but you need to pick a project…
Moreover, I came to analyse that what was really interesting to me was this initial dreaming and planning and obsessing phase rather than the long execution.
I tend to discover and learn what I was seeking in the early phase. After that the need is less pressing.
Accepting this I made my profession of being an architect, planner, discoverer, and not a regular maintainer of things.
Note that I also revisit often old stuff and the spark might reignite. I have completed projects in the span of years picking up after a long time.
That is a trait of ADHD. Hyperfocus until you find the next thing to hyperfocus on and then completely forget about the previous one. The best way to deal with it* IMHO is to have a long term goal - and a reason why you want to achieve it. The reason should be chosen so that it motivates you to continue with the project. If you cannot think of a good one that will meet that requirement, then consider switching to a p…
That's a very rash assumption. I'd go easy on diagnosing people with ADHD based on 4 paragraphs when it can be explained with either unrealistic expectations or lack of discipline. I'm not saying it's not ADHD, I'm saying it's a risky thing to imply it.
That is a trait of ADHD. Hyperfocus until you find the next thing to hyperfocus on and then completely forget about the previous one. The best way to deal with it* IMHO is to have a long term goal - and a reason why you want to achieve it. The reason should be chosen so that it motivates you to continue with the project. If you cannot think of a good one that will meet that requirement, then consider switching to a p…
That's a very rash assumption. I'd go easy on diagnosing people with ADHD based on 4 paragraphs when it can be explained with either unrealistic expectations or lack of discipline. I'm not saying it's not ADHD, I'm saying it's a risky thing to imply it.
That is a trait of ADHD. Hyperfocus until you find the next thing to hyperfocus on and then completely forget about the previous one. The best way to deal with it* IMHO is to have a long term goal - and a reason why you want to achieve it. The reason should be chosen so that it motivates you to continue with the project. If you cannot think of a good one that will meet that requirement, then consider switching to a p…
In other cases, I'll start a project only to learn in the course of it that it's a bad idea or doesn't have as much upside as I initially thought. In those cases, finishing the project would lead to a worse outcome than stopping the project once that discovery was made.
Projects as an adult aren't the same as school projects. If you don't finish a school project, it's bad (at least locally). If you don't finish a project as an adult, that could be either good or bad.
That is a trait of ADHD. Hyperfocus until you find the next thing to hyperfocus on and then completely forget about the previous one. The best way to deal with it* IMHO is to have a long term goal - and a reason why you want to achieve it. The reason should be chosen so that it motivates you to continue with the project. If you cannot think of a good one that will meet that requirement, then consider switching to a p…
I found the appropriate mediums for creative outlet.
For me, that's only rarely been software.
And often been writing...hence all the HN comments.
At the meta-level, I've learned that mostly my creative output benefits from small scale projects which can be completed quickly.
And that my large scale projects emerge from a collection of small scale projects. They rarely arise from grand plans.
For me, "idea" is a four letter word because ideas are not creative because there is no artifact. The only ideas that count are ones I must act upon immediately.
Good luck.
Not saying it’s the same for you, but I personally never considered I could be ADHD, the diagnostic, and everything that comes afterwards has been a life saver for me, that might be something to consider. Because your post is basically describing my brain process without medication.
All the best.
Edit: I would recommend to check „Taking charge of adult adhd“ by Russell A. Barkley, even if just as a way to see for yourself if you match the symptoms or not.
That is a trait of ADHD. Hyperfocus until you find the next thing to hyperfocus on and then completely forget about the previous one. The best way to deal with it* IMHO is to have a long term goal - and a reason why you want to achieve it. The reason should be chosen so that it motivates you to continue with the project. If you cannot think of a good one that will meet that requirement, then consider switching to a p…
Speaking as someone whose partner is a psychiatrist, popping in to echo that 1) it may or may not be ADHD, 2) only a doctor 1:1 can diagnose you, and 3) if it is, medication works wonders for many people.