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[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The trick is to tell no one until you have something substantial worth sharing :)

This is actually really, really good advice for adhd people. Telling people your goals gives you a dopamine hit like actually completing the goal does, so it makes your brain less likely to continue since it already got it's fix.

[–] PeWu@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

My lack of self-confidence means I will tell no one then

[–] instamat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly. Or never at all because you know eventually the obsession will fizzle out.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Or you'll have to explain and realize you don't know