Stamets@lemmy.world to ADHD memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 13 hours agoI cleaned my roommates room out of boredom while ignoring my ownlemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1631
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minus-squareMarkus29@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 hours agoI did that once and the before/after dopamine is nice. But the downside is that looking back at the after photo and realising that it looks like shit again after 10 weeks is even more depressing.
minus-squarei_dont_want_tolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoIt could be better, but it’s still an improvement. I don’t think you’re giving yourself enough credit. Most people don’t even start.
minus-squareaffiliate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agowhat if you deleted the picture right after getting the dopamine
minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 hour agothe key is deliberating a set place for everything, and putting it back until it becomes habit. it turns into a dopamine hit eventually. if you find yourself not bothering to put some items back, they probably should be moved somewhere more convenient
I did that once and the before/after dopamine is nice. But the downside is that looking back at the after photo and realising that it looks like shit again after 10 weeks is even more depressing.
It could be better, but it’s still an improvement. I don’t think you’re giving yourself enough credit. Most people don’t even start.
what if you deleted the picture right after getting the dopamine
the key is deliberating a set place for everything, and putting it back until it becomes habit. it turns into a dopamine hit eventually.
if you find yourself not bothering to put some items back, they probably should be moved somewhere more convenient