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[–] Klear@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

Haha this is a scene in inside out 2

[–] powermaker450@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

this, except it's just an upsetting reminder that the task I'm putting off is not even that hard, yet I'm still not doing it.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Have you ever been tested for ADHD? I don't want to go around diagnosing people but this kind of executive dysfunction is central to it

Do you sometimes agonize on and off for hours over a task that could be done in 30 minutes?

[–] powermaker450@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

never been diagnosed.

agnizing over tasks happens often, and at the same time I'm not actually bringing any pleasure to myself by avoiding it.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

I was diagnosed at 44. Meds have changed my life. Also I'm glad that I am not actually a horrible failure of a human, as I was led to believe my entire life.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I was diagnosed last year. I'm 41. I wondered what the hell was "wrong with me" my entire life. Meds help but this shit sucks.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

That would be way too much work

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How do you ignore an elephant?

[–] merari42@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is this elephant you speak of in the room with us?

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don’t remember. What do I look like, an elephant?

Do you want an honest answer?

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

One byte at a time

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

So true - I have a huge overwhelming cleanup job and finally broke it down to …. How about just collect obsolete electronics like cordless phones in a box for recycling? That’s it. Quick and easy. But I’m successfully ignoring it

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

now my list is longer

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Then vacuum the floor full of smaller tasks. No more tasks and the floor is vacuumed.