• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Find work that you don’t feel inclined to avoid.

    I went from being a freelance software developer to being an uber driver and I’m more industrious now than anyone else I know.

    • fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net
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      3 months ago

      I feel like software development is the worst job for us with ADHD. Like, I am very good at it, to the point where I am generally regarded as being the most skilled developer on any team I’ve worked on, except for the part where I struggle to actually do the god damn work.

    • TheSlad@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      Ive noticed that low-brain work is a lot easier to get myself to do. Its like my brain is lazy but my body isnt. Last spring I dug up 125 sqft of grass, lined it with decorative bricks, spread several 100lbs of topsoil, and sowed wildflowers. And before that I busted up 30 feet of sidewalk with a sledghammer and spread 3 cubic yards of fill dirt. All required basically zero brainpower. But godforbid i have to concentrate for 2 hours to diagnose and fix a bug at work! If I could get paid a software dev salary to shovel dirt for 8 hours a day I would in a heartbeat.

      Uber driving sounds nice tbh. Phone tells you where to go and what to do. No brain needed.