• comfydecal@infosec.pub
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    10 months ago

    There’s a theory, if you want to actually do something don’t tell many people. It’s a common problem, even for those without ADHD.

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      10 months ago

      I keep seeing this advice from very smart people who have their lives together, “if you want to finish a thing, don’t tell people about it” - and two clicks later there’s other very smart people who also have their lives together going “if you want to finish a thing, tell people about it”. It’s really 50/50 which one you’re going to be told, almost as if it either depends on the individual which one works or it’s entirely meaningless.

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    10 months ago

    Yea, I heard once that you shouldn’t tell anyone if you want to do something new. Because telling everyone, already getting respect by everyone and all that even tho you didn’t even did anything gives your brain more dopamine than actually doing it. So yea. The trick is to not tell anyone. There is still a huge chance that you won’t finish the project, but the chance that you do it is higher and if you don’t the shame is lower. But anyway I’m saying this all but I didn’t learn from this tipp myself. I also always tell everyone instantly about my new project that I will absolutely do this time! Because I absolutely don’t need that trick, because THIS TIME its different. THIS TIME I actually do it. :) yea…