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Ask HN: Has anyone been able to overcome crippling executive dysfunction?

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Suffering from overwhelming executive dysfunction along with a lot of other shit has drastically slowed my learning and operational capability. Have tried a ton of antidepressants and vyvanse, nothing's worked.

Looking for some success stories of people who overcame something like this.

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#2
Been there many times on different consulting gigs.

I presume you are not part of the executive suite. If so -- get out!

When in the trenches, I have found the best approach is to recognize that you can't change "them". It is not personal and you certainly need to look upon it all as absurdist theatre. Read some Albert Camus or Jean Paul Sartre to realize that your experience if far from unique.

You don't need medication; just shift your viewpoint.

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Been there many times on different consulting gigs. I presume you are not part of the executive suite. If so -- get out! When in the trenches, I have found the best approach is to recognize that you can't change "them". It is not personal and you certainly need to look upon it all as absurdist theatre . Read some Albert Camus or Jean Paul Sartre to realize that your experience if far from unique. You don't need medic…

I think "executive dysfunction" refers to a psychological thing, not a "bosses are bad" thing

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone been able to overcome crippling executive dysfunction?

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I think Andreas Kling behind Serenity OS, and now the Ladybird Browser, has broadly the right ideas, and Serenity OS is actually named after https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer .

You might be burned out, especially if you're experimenting with substances to try and maintain previous momentum. Some people can seemingly do that for years, but for most people it's going to end in a crash at some point.

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Been there many times on different consulting gigs. I presume you are not part of the executive suite. If so -- get out! When in the trenches, I have found the best approach is to recognize that you can't change "them". It is not personal and you certainly need to look upon it all as absurdist theatre . Read some Albert Camus or Jean Paul Sartre to realize that your experience if far from unique. You don't need medic…

Even off topic, I’m curious do you have any first experience that someone or even you, able to overcome the dysfunction? If all situation is the same why would someone able to overcome i.e story of gladiator etc.
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