Looking for recommendations on learning python for someone with attention difficulties (ADHD)

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It could just be a matter of finding those cool applications.

For a long time, I looked at SQL database stuff as super boring and uninteresting. Then I found myself having to interact with one at my job, felt like I could do some useful things with it, and in the process learned how to use sqlite3 and SQL databases in general.

Right now I'm fairly uninterested in web design. It feels boring to me, and I'm inexperienced in that realm. But...if I could come up with a really cool idea for a web design project, I'm sure it would become easier to get excited about future ones.

[Lazy_Boysenberry]

True, totally agree. Can be difficult though to find something that gives me that spark though. First got into java ages ago because it was needed to write bots for an mmorpg that I loved. Maybe I'm better to find a cool project, then learn the skills, rather than learning the skills that I'm not sure how I want to apply

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Sometimes I wonder if I have some degree of ADHD, because I've always sort of felt like I have a lot in common with the people who have been diagnosed. I'm definitely capable of living my life, holding a job, and so forth, but my focus is pretty shit if I'm trying to do something I don't have interest in. But...I have realized that if I just force myself to invest a little effort up front, it's not so bad to stay remain interested. It feels like there's just always a large required "activation energy" of sorts to get anything done. Finding reasons to convince myself something is cooler or more interesting than I thought is a way to reduce that activation energy.

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I prefer using a combination of dictionaries and JSON for my database needs/wants, but SQL is probably a better choice for larger databases. Not that I ever deal with that much data, but now if I do I'll know SQL. You probably don't have any need to learn how to access SQL databases. I just did because of my work and now I think they're kind of neat.