Me coding by myself: efficient, knows what’s going on, only cries occasionally
Me trying to code in front of others: completely looses all knowledge of everything, whydidanyonehireme
Spoke to a 25 yr old guy today. He became a tech VP at 25 by:
1. Waking up at 5 AM
2. Cold showers
3. Meditating
4. Intermittent fasting
5. His dad owns the company
web development in Canada isn't too much different from the US
we just use "visibleEh" instead of "isVisible" and instead of state it's province management
😬 wow ok, unfollowing now. knew he banned "societal and political discussions" at work leading to 1/3 of his employees quitting, but had no idea he wasn't a fan of TypeScript
stop thinking you need a relationship to be happy. sometimes all you need is affordable housing in a walkable neighborhood where you can wear nice little outfits and get food
ADHD-ers usually have an interest-based nervous system. Meaning that a task needs either novelty, urgency, competition or interest for them to be motivated or focused. Learning this and adapting boring, everyday tasks to fit into one of these categories can be life-changing.