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by braunshedd 2680 days ago
> "Unfortunately, motivation is fleeting. It's as though my brain is hyper sensitive to novelty"

Not to toot my own horn, but I struggled with this myself and ended up 'inventing' my own psuedo life-philosophy 'Experientialism'[1]. You might find this an interesting way of going about the problem.

[1] https://braunshedd.com/philosophy-and-metaphysics/what-is-ex...

2 comments

Enjoyed that writeup. Definitely got me thinking about the general notion of a life philosophy, and the utility in adopting one. I am guilty of literally rolling some dice for major life decisions, since, most of life to me appears random anyway.

That said, Experientialism would have been great to adopt when I was 20. Maybe I would be filming a travel channel on YouTube or something. Nowadays, I need to adopt a life philosophy that helps me to regular, focussed, great work. Not sure yet what that is...

Interesting write-up. To me, the applied philosophy sounds similar to my experience with ADHD, seeking out novel experiences to maximize engagement.