Ask HN: I'm a chronic procrastinator – how do I break it?

Re:Ask HN: I'm a chronic procrastinator – how do I break it? by skue on Friday August 02, 2013 @10:40AM (#6147155)

It depends on the degree. I think the more compelling factors for the OP are that (a) this has been going on for years, (b) he has a very strong feeling that this is holding him back, and (c) his dad is the same way.

It's possible that he's so incredibly smart that he finds many things boring, and that's not ADHD. ADHD tends to lead to a lot of disorganization (across different settings: home, work, school), plus attempts at compensation (self-medication, self-stimulation, etc.)

But just to be clear: This is a random list, it's not meant to be diagnostic. If these resonate with the OP or someone similar then it might be worth learning more about ADHD and talking with a professional. Please don't assume you have ADHD just because these things hold true.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm a chronic procrastinator – how do I break it? by procastatron on Friday August 02, 2013 @11:19AM (#6147455)

I'm not "incredibly" smart. Top 5% sure, but there are people on here who have accomplished way more than me by my age and are way way smarter than me when it comes to programming.

One of the smartest people I've met online is a kid who is 18 now and built an entire OS, compiler etc all in Javascript just because he could. He routinely builds new languages and compilers for himself just to get better.

I really envy that kind of passion. I know in 10 years he'll probably have invented the next Ruby on Rails etc. But at the same time, I don't necessarily want to be the best programmer. I think I'm more inclined to be the best "product person" which at the end of the day still means programming, just with more of a business aspect.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm a chronic procrastinator – how do I break it? by segmondy on Monday August 05, 2013 @11:03AM (#6160498)

what kind of programming? what platform/OS/languages?

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