Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum at work

Re:Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum at work by tailspin2019 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @11:21AM (#27605558)

Yes the deadlock phase is front of mind for me right now because I’ve been in it for a couple of weeks.

But you’re right that the “neglect phase” accounts for the vast majority of time. And when I’m in that, I forget all about the existence of the “deadlock phase” even though I’ll be hurtling towards another one.

Good to know that this self-destructive behaviour is common at least :)

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Re:Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum at work by borski on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @12:01PM (#27606063)

Both of your accounts match my experience, even down to the forgetting. ADHD people are generally bad at self-reflection, and I know I definitely am, despite having gotten better at it over the years.

I’m so happy to see this discussion happening on HN

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Re:Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum at work by tailspin2019 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @12:12PM (#27606172)

It's actually seeing such discussions about ADHD over the years on HN that led me to seek an assessment and to ultimately be diagnosed myself only a few weeks ago.

It was a massive paradigm shift for me which I'm only still coming to terms with. The various discussions that pop up on HN about this topic have been hugely helpful. More so than many other places on the internet.

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