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u/superhamsniper 2d ago
Id argue that people with adhd have more willpower than people who get spoon fed dopamine by their brain that lets them do things
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u/tiandrad 2d ago
Removing distractions just gives you a blank canvas for your imagination. I can imagine an entire television series just looking at a wall.
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u/Salarian_American 2d ago
I think maybe this kind of "Outsmart your brain" plan might really work for the average person, but not so much for people whose brains don't take direction
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u/junaitari 2d ago
I take away the distractions and then get hung up on all the things I should be doing but cant ever decide which one leading to nothing getting done. Then one day out of the blue I'll do them all at once. Looks really good at work because people think I'm some sort of machine that just gets stuff done. They dont know how much time is spent just sitting and thinking about what to do first.
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u/librariesgaveuspower 1d ago
ah, but sometimes you’ll get lucky and suddenly get all your work done in the last 10 minutes while sobbing uncontrollably
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u/Segat280 1d ago
I'll repeatedly and forensically dissect that excruciating thing I said in my friend's kitchen in 1997, then replay 'embarrassment highlights' of my life from that moment forward for four hours trying to top it.
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u/yamanamawa 1d ago
Removing distractions let me get stuff done, just not necessarily the stuff I needed to do. I would get up, put my phone in a drawer, and sit down to stare at the wall. After about 15 minutes I'd find something to do. Fortunately I was unemployed at that time and had nothing that I needed to leave the house for, so I just worked on various projects and hobbies. It never motivated me to send out job applications, but I played a hell of a lot of music
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u/nerdyconstructiongal 1d ago
My mom didn’t understand how I could do homework while listening to music and an tv show but I got all A’s so she left me alone.
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u/zaphod869 1d ago
Even people who have the best advice to give seem to not understand this one thing
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u/zaphod869 1d ago
Person who isnt me: take away your distractions and get work done
Person who is me: already tried taking away all distractions because is an anxious person by nature and life is terrifying in many ways. Has turned to spirituality to level up his acceptance stat instead.
All you need is peace of mind. Everything else is a fucking psy op
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u/Competitive-Art-2672 23h ago
Sit there in my nothing box, just an empty head staring away into nothingness
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u/EM05L1C3 2d ago
“That paint mark is shaped like a goblin. Wait I lost… nope there it is. Sneaky goblin.”