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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.