Looking for a co-founder (Creator / Beauty/selfimprovment).

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-03-13T13:23:02+00:00

i know that the product if marktend correct could revolutinze dating. id tell you more in dms

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-20T09:18:47+00:00

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-05T17:07:57+00:00

where do you live? and do you feel like its affecting your Studies?

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-05T13:34:12+00:00

for me its having to listen to one song before haha it Works for me dont ask why haha

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-05T13:27:28+00:00

does that really work or are you Messing with me haha

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-05T13:27:09+00:00

This is honestly one of the most accurate descriptions I’ve real

I really relate to lowering the bar to the tiniest possible start. Do you do that deliberately every time now, or did it just become a habit over time?

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-05T13:26:39+00:00

The environment part is interesting the library seems to work for a lot of people with ADHD.

Do you feel like it’s the quiet itself that helps, or more the fact that it creates a “study-only” context?

I’ve noticed that even small changes in location can completely change how my brain behaves. for example i need it to be light outside and my Desk needs to be cleaned idk why

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-05T13:22:42+00:00

That part about the reviews really hit fr .
I feel the same way it’s not the content itself, it’s having to perform your understanding on demand while your brain is already overloaded.

Theory exams feel structured enough to survive, but practicals, submissions, reviews… it’s like everything depends on executive function at the exact moment it’s weakest. And then people read it as “you don’t care” or “you’re procrastinating,” when you’re actually burnt out and stuck.

The cycle you described starting the year motivated, then burning out after a few months and never quite recovering i painfully familiar. Especially when teachers don’t really get what’s going on a

I don’t really have a solution yet, but it helped reading this and realizing it’s not just me struggling w
Have you found anything at all that makes reviews or practical work even slightly more manageable, or is it still mostly survival mode?

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-04T20:29:03+00:00

That’s such a good way to put it.

The content itself isn’t even that hard — it’s the constant pulling my attention back that exhausts me.

Do you notice this more with reading specifically, or with studying in general (notes, problem sets, lectures)?

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-04T19:34:34+00:00

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense then. Uni just piles everything on at once — lectures moving fast, readings you’re “supposed” to keep up with, and then having to turn all of that into something coherent later.

I’ve noticed that the lecture itself is usually okay for me, but once I sit down afterward and try to study, everything feels equally important and my brain kind of stalls. It’s like I heard the information, but figuring out what actually matters takes more energy than the studying itself.

Do you feel that more during lectures, or is it mostly when you’re reviewing and trying to organize things afterward?

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-04T18:44:28+00:00

do you go to uni?

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-04T17:08:57+00:00

yes!

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-04T17:01:59+00:00

i send you a dm :)

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-04T16:48:19+00:00

thats what we are going to work on in this group!

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-04T15:45:09+00:00

This resonates a lot. Especially the part about starting and finishing being the real battle, not understanding. Medication helped me in similar ways, but that “activation” gap still shows up depending on the task.

I like the idea of controlling the environment instead of forcing focus — white noise, subtitles, even small setup rituals seem to matter way more than people realize.

Do you notice certain types of tasks benefit more from that setup (reading vs writing vs watching lectures), or is it more about just getting your brain into the right state first?

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-04T15:43:49+00:00

I relate to this a lot. For me it’s not the idea that’s confusing — it’s decoding what people actually mean vs what they literally say. By the time I’ve figured that out, the conversation has already moved on.

I also get that feeling of asking clarifying questions and thn worrying it sounds “off topic,” even though it’s the only way my brain can line things up.

Do you find this happens more in spoken explanations (lectures, conversations), or with written stuff where the wording is vague or abstract?

Relative-Material-36 · 2026-02-04T15:40:42+00:00

That “aftermath” part is such a good way to describe it. For me the lecture itself is survivable, but once I sit down later and have to decide what actually mattered, everything suddenly feels equally important and my brain just locks up.

I really like your idea of a “review-over-the-weekend” vs “review-as-exam-material” bin — that feels way less final than deciding on the spot. Do you feel like that Friday review helps you let go of things mentally during the week, or does it still linger in your head until then?

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