> I am not very focused and easily distracted.
Unless you are embellishing, get checked for ADHD.
Disclaimer: I have ADHD and OCD.
Unless you are embellishing, get checked for ADHD.
Disclaimer: I have ADHD and OCD.
What I mean is that as I search for a solution in the API docs, I stumble across other things that look interesting. Or bits of detail that further explain how this library is built. Or explain the dependence of this function on a specific language feature. It's fascinating. And ultimately, that information makes me a better coder ... but it seldom solves the immediate problem. And now I've got all these ideas for new projects. Or ideas for future features for this project. I feel focused (on obtaining my goal) but distracted.
Or maybe I'm building a new system. But to support feature F, I need this library. To serve feature Q, I need that daemon. To support that daemon, I need a database engine ... but nope, it doesn't support PostgreSQL. To support the database engine, I need a logging daemon with feature L that the bleeding edge metagammalogd doesn't offer. And why am I building all this again? At this point, I'm feeling not focused and also distracted.
Know that all types of ADHD aren't the same, and specifically that there is ADHD without the outward hyperactivity. Look up "Inattentive ADHD" - I am 30, and up until this past year I just thought that I had issues with procrastination, lack of follow-through, and was easily distracted.
Does this sound like you?
- Underperformed in school, despite being incredibly bright.
- Frequently didn't complete homework in school.
- Easily distracted.
- Shifts from one uncompleted task to another.
- Frequently skips large sections of text when reading.
- Procrastination.
- Frequently switches jobs
Anyhow, why should one get a diagnosis for ADD/ADHD. What difference would it make for a 20 something?
Please note, I'm not saying anyone has ADHD. I'm not qualified to make that assessment.
However, I'm going to make a guess and assume you aren't qualified to make that assessment either.
Getting checked for ADHD and OCD has made a big impact on my life. I didn't think I had ADHD either. I was getting checked for OCD for something unrelated to ADHD, and this came up.
What I considered a normal life, being distracted normally, etc - well, I learned it wasn't normal.