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Re:Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum at work by slingnow on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @12:09PM (#27606134)
In what way is yelling at yourself to get excited going to work? How can you _really mean_ to get excited? Who on earth is in such masterful control of their emotional state that they can do this?

I personally think that we've taken something completely normal and turned it into a "disorder" simply because it goes against the societal norm of sitting quietly at a desk for 8 hours a day.

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Re:Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum at work by borski on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @01:17PM (#27607091)
It's hard to describe, but it isn't just about work or not being able to sit for 8 hours at a desk. It pervades the rest of your life; often, even things you want to be doing, you simply cannot get started on, because your brain is filled with distractions and you do not have the executive function to be able to stop it.

It is a syndrome rooted in physical causes, but one we don't yet fully understand.

The research is very clear though: our brains are simply different.

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