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Originally Posted by Arch0wl
[...] if you indeed have ADHD tendencies you need to understand what those tendencies actually are -- they're chronic understimulation; distraction is a side effect of understimulation.
instead of asking "what will motivate me?" ask "what stimulates me?" and "what don't I find stimulating?" -- try to be as specific as possible.
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These are all excellent observations, and I'm inclined to agree. FFR is very ADD-friendly for me. Games in general are things I've rarely had trouble focusing on.
Chronic understimulation is a concept I didn't really think of. Years ago I dismissed my disinterest in schoolwork as it being 'too easy' and underwhelming, though that isn't always the case now.
Again, great observations, good questions I should be addressing for myself. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by MinaciousGrace
you guys are all approaching the problem incorrectly
self discipline and motivation techniques are predicated on the assumption that he cares about the results of doing well in school, whatever they may be for him
he needs to first figure out whether he actually cares about being motivated or whether he thinks he should care because the people around him do/expect him to
to me it looks like he only barely gives enough shits to loosely convince himself that he gives a shit, not saying that's a bad thing but seriously the first step is for him to be honest with himself
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tough love here from MinaciousGrace
but it does ring fairly true
Truthfully, a degree isn't what it used to be, and this 4-year-struggle (and financial pitfall) through stuff I've never been good at doesn't feel worthwhile to me. The only personal thing really keeping me in school is pride, I guess.
I want to succeed, maybe just to prove I can. Some days I wake up motivated to really put my nose to the grindstone and 'apply myself', but at the end of the week it's back to square one.