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Oof the urge can whelm.. stay strong!

Good luck with the business🤞 Maybe the external accountability helps keep the momentum going!

I've been a little intimidated by Notion due to the sheer customisation potential. However, it does seem to help folks and it'd be a shame not to have at least tried it.

You've nudged a fellow being towards a good habit and for that I thank you.

Haha it was a chore to finish.. the urge started at 4am one night so can't say it was a controlled acceleration either.

Ttrpgs is a fantastic hobby. So jealous. You're working with your hands and collaboratively building with a sense of play.

Can understand things telling pointless.. you're making me question things now.

Ah yeah this constant meandering does flesh out ones personality. Lack of control is frustrating... Comes at a cost but as people said, it's all a matter of limiting the destruction. Keep on trucking fellow traveller. Appreciate you sharing your experience

Dang.. thank you for sharing. It's really tough when certain interests literally take over your life. The time between fixations of a week feels like you're just getting time to breathe and resurface before getting dragged down again.

It's interesting how you've weaned off gaming as I find myself keep coming back to that rush of dopamine. I just change games if I'm getting bored and it becomes a never ending cycle. There is hope for me! What did you replace it with if I may ask?

Love the idea of nurturing social and outdoor projects. The act of being witnessed by others does help. And you can't go wrong with nature!

That superficial knowledge feels like you're building a big table of contents, good enough to reference just not enough to write the chapters. All depends on your note-taking and documentation I guess.

Maybe a suggestion regarding closure, as it helped me, was fixating on my past behaviours as it's own research. I once spent 2 weeks just listing out my rabbit holes: what sparked it, how much time I spent and what point I went from 100-0. At least for me, I could see that the moment my brain had a clear path ahead and "progressing" on such fixation becomes a matter of just discipline/"putting the hours in", my brain was like 'boooring, let's move on'. Acceleration is easy but maintaining speed is a huge challenge. Controlled deceleration is another lol. Reading other responses here reminded me that the times I felt some closure was when I had made something tangible or have it validated by others, however minimal.

Great to hear you're becoming more aware of yourself and it's trending towards positive. Really do appreciate hearing what has helped you.

Lol interpreting the helpful comments here, all you need to do is take a video of your attempts and keep coming back to it once a month until you become a proper popper-locker!

Appreciate your response.

That acceptance you have gained is key to managing it.. And the ability to not get too excited and remembering past moments. I like that idea of setting limits on cost, whether money or time.

And yes on reflection it's not a "superpower". I have seen some people around me manage this disorder in a way that avoided this shallow understanding through good note taking and putting the hours in over longer periods of time. Just trying to see what strategies the folks here employ.

Your approach feels to me (correct me if wrong), about cultivating awareness to return to the present without getting too invested. You may have worked on it or it may have come naturally over time. You've reminded me of my lost meditation practice haha. So thank you.

I did read the book a long time back but got daunted by having to break down each project into actionable steps. The moment it went on a to do list, my interest suddenly died.

Maybe that's a good way to limit exposure to new ideas haha.

Glad it was useful for you. Time to dust off the book and give a re-read in the hopes I've matured since my last time.

Thank you.

I do tend to admonish myself so yes, giving yourself a hard time is not a healthy long term strategy.. need to be kinder to myself..

Having literal buckets is a lovely idea. Visible and easily accessible. I tend to gravitate towards digital rabbit holes which are harder to "complete". Getting your hands dirty with physical objects is a great alternative.

I presume you've built the framework over time to try limit the number of projects you're juggling. Glad you're making the most of it.

Appreciate your response :)

It seems you have a good system to bookmark projects! Love the idea of a wheel, just spin it to pick your next direction. That way you're limiting exposure to new projects while slowly progressing the existing.

Thank you for your response!

That's a fair point. Ye are right.. "superpower" is the wrong term, especially when most people feel the negatives consequences of such a disorder.

Think that term stuck as an attempt at reframing it to try take some control back over this "tendency" to meander. Either fight it or roll with it, nudging it bit by bit and as you say, limiting the damage. Thank you.

It alternatively:

"Give someone an inch and they'll take over your kingdom"

(I know I'm misrepresenting but at least in my experience... it has happened quite a few times)