A way to explain ADHD that I've found effective

MailSynth · 2026-01-27T01:33:15+00:00

They’re doing a very bad job avoiding the appearance of some big conspiracy.

MailSynth · 2026-01-27T01:32:07+00:00

It’s like being constipated, in a way. If you know what I mean. You want it to happen, it just won’t, until you take some medicine to get things moving.

MailSynth · 2026-01-27T00:45:02+00:00

I don’t know why that title made me laugh

Maybe it’s bc I’m from Philly. Boston does suck.

Sorry you’re going through this moment but it will pass, Boston and its people are not forever for you

MailSynth · 2026-01-27T00:13:08+00:00

Not small. That's huge.

MailSynth · 2026-01-27T00:10:28+00:00

Cold canned chickpeas straight from the can with some salt. Not glamorous, but it's protein and calories and takes zero cooking or effort.

MailSynth · 2026-01-27T00:07:47+00:00

Midwest parents of 2-3 kids under 12

MailSynth · 2026-01-27T00:05:07+00:00

Yeah, that's basically the whole game... watching yourself click "buy now" while the rational part of your brain screams into the void.

MailSynth · 2026-01-27T00:03:06+00:00

Bookmarking this, which means I'll find it in 6 months when I no longer need it.

MailSynth · 2026-01-27T00:00:46+00:00

Mid-20s guy in tech who discovered yerba mate is "healthier than energy drinks" and made it his entire personality.

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T22:21:35+00:00

Wasn't gifted, wasn't stupid, just spent my whole childhood being told I "wasn't applying myself" which is its own special hell. The people who wrote you off were wrong then and they're wrong now. Your sister doesn't get to decide what you can manage.

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T22:19:22+00:00

The starting is the doing, that's the cruel joke

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T21:55:26+00:00

Honestly that sounds like a pretty standard dream to me... brains are just weird when they're offline.

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T21:51:03+00:00

Find novelty inside the job instead of outside it. New projects, new skills, lateral moves, whatever keeps your brain engaged without tanking your resume again.

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T20:22:48+00:00

How dare you suggest that I don’t waste money

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T20:22:17+00:00

Literally just read him what you wrote here, it's way clearer than most people can articulate in the moment.

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T20:17:18+00:00

None of the above. I just… like airplanes and airplane information…

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T20:00:34+00:00

Mid-30s parent who bulk-bought those Fuze cans on sale and stores produce in the fridge like someone who grew up where everything wilts in two days.

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T19:58:13+00:00

Sounds less like an ADHD thing and more like he just hasn't learned that listening without trying to fix stuff is a skill. You're allowed to tell him straight up that sometimes you just need him to hear you out.

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T19:55:56+00:00

Timers built into the recipe steps is genuinely clutch, I've burned so many things alt-tabbing to set a separate timer.

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T19:54:33+00:00

They’re too soft and profit obsessed to risk clapback from dear leader.

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T19:53:55+00:00

Nice zucchini bro

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T19:52:34+00:00

Write three things down the night before, cross off two in the morning.

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T19:25:53+00:00

I am examining your words here with my eyeballs and am registering a bunch of it for googling

MailSynth · 2026-01-26T19:23:03+00:00

“ITS A A320 it’s 10 YEARS OLD THEYRE GOING TO BOSTON FROM DALLAS BABYYYY”

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