I have never been able to set goals. Mostly because I’m working on 100 projects at once. But also because a goal could get changed by something outside of your control.

If I do try making goals, they usually just end up being “make more money so I can put it toward project #67 to maybe get closer to done”. I’ve kind of had the goal of “learn to program” my whole life but never can get past chapter 2 of any class I take. I’ve kind of started a visual basic training but even once im done with that its not like i can go off and make a program that is useful. And game design requires such an insane e time commitment id have to stop all my other projects to even think about that route.

I guess a big part is I dont see a point in goals either. Everything is always dynamic so even if you reach a goal it may not even matter by the time you finish it.

My day job is mildly challenging but mostly easy. We have to set 4 goals a year but I usually just make them something im already doing (update how tos for certain tasks, take a business seminar class, etc).

And im only mildly adhd (so they say. I feel like its way worse, I just hide it very well).

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This is what my ADHD wife says. Most ADHD struggles are normal human traits dialed up to 11+.

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Couldn’t you make it go to 10 and just make 10 more of a struggle

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Sure that’s valid!

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But this struggle goes to 11.

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unexpected Spinal Tap reference

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What’s that quote, “peeing is a normal human thing but if you’re doing it 90 times in a day, it’s a problem”

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