omg adhd must be a superpower, with the hyperfocus

Yeah, it would be, if you had any say on when the hyperfocus started and what was the subject of it.

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IvyisAngy 20 points a year ago

Yup.

The ability to sit and get a whole bunch of shit done is random. May shift halfway through, and is spaced by long periods of doing absolutely nothing.

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P00ptart 1 point a year ago

Hey I get tons of shit done all the time. Now whether or not it was shit that needed to be done is a different story.

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boonhet 11 points a year ago

If I did I’d be retired before I hit 30.

I’m a very good software engineer. When I hyperfocus. I have insight into a niche industry to the point where I know both about the clients business as well as the existing solutions weaknesses. If I could selectively hyperfocus for 8 hours a day, I could get an MVP done on my own in a few months and a market leader in a few years with help from my connections at some of the largest possible clients in that target market (help in terms of mapping and prioritising needs, not even pushing my software at their organizations).

I’ve gotten precisely nowhere with this because I can’t afford to do unpaid work when I’m already only billing out 40 hours a month lately. Give me my controllable hyperfocus!

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python 2 points a year ago

Same here! When that spark of interest hits, I program complete prototypes within days. When it doesn't, I sit around for dozens of hours just staring at an SQL migration because I'm trying to write a Subselect and the things I want to select keep slipping out of my mind before I can write them down.
What has really helped recently is that my Product Owner gave me free reign of the entire Scrum backlog instead of confining me to the tickets that were planned for the next two weeks. So I can just scroll around until I see something that sparks inspiration and do that instead. Makes it very unpredictable when things get done, but on average, I'm faster on the tickets that I do than anyone else would be.

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boonhet 2 points a year ago

My current form of work is the opposite and it sucks. I get given 2-3 tasks at a time and that's it.

I need to get into a product based company again.

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idunnololz 3 points a year ago

I think I may have weaponized my "ADHD".

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Noodle07 2 points a year ago

Have fun when it starts before you have to leave for work

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GerardsGuitar 30 points a year ago

And then not being able to do anything for the next week and a half 😅

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Gwen 15 points a year ago

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Ilixtze 12 points a year ago

If I put the worst fucking anime on the second monitor I can hack my brain into working on repetitive tasks for 10 hours straight without interruptions. Spends the next 8 hours making a catalog of the worst Anime ever committed to tape.

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Lucidlethargy 11 points a year ago

I've been doing this most of my career. Then I found out my current employer is watching my computer, and calling me lazy for not logging 8 hours a day, 5 days a week... Despite all the work I get done.

Now, I keep my computer on all day and work at a much, much slower rate. Great job, corporate dipshits. Enjoy your reward.

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akakevbot 10 points a year ago

The great thing about this is the reward for getting so much done is more stuff to do!

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Schorsch 6 points a year ago

And then disappointing people because your interest has changed so it looks like you're slacking.

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Rcklsabndn 6 points a year ago

I had a job doing inventory in a huge warehouse back in the aughts. I could finish my daily quota in two hours, then hide behind a stack in a far corner a half mile from the office and read. Hell, I even worked on my dance moves out by High-rise R36. There were cameras everywhere, but none of them functioned.

I knew that I was good at the job, but I was a perpetual temp, so no amount of grinding was going to get me a promotion.

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ininewcrow 3 points a year ago

.... then they realize that they don't even work there as a paid employee and they weren't supposed to do any of the things they just completed (but they did a fantastic job).

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