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Re:John Carmack on avoiding distractions by jasonladuke0311 on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:59AM (#32593814)
> For example, people with ADHD become distractable if their task isn't sufficiently stimulating.

Yep. "Removing" distractions is a fools errand, because I am the Da Vinci of creating them. This is why I need structure.

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Re:John Carmack on avoiding distractions by doubled112 on Thursday August 25, 2022 @10:25AM (#32594119)
Sometimes it helps a little.

I keep a clean desk because I will read that lunch receipt 10000 times instead of fixing this next issue.

People think I'm organized, neat, tidy, etc and it's really the opposite in my head.

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