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Some aspects of the ADHD experience might sound universal, but the key difference is the impact on your life.

Someone with a more neuro-typical brain might not be thrilled about mundane experiences, but can still tolerate the situation.

In an ADHD brain, mundane experiences over-engage areas of the brain associated with physical/emotional distress (amygdala). ADHD brains are also impacted by abnormal dopamine regulation, which affects the reward cycle for accomplishing mundane things.

Here are some comics to help contextualize: https://twitter.com/adhd_alien/status/1182670794633207813

I think one of the reasons so many people showed up to post about ADHD here is this, from the OP:

> Although, it seems quite trivial, for me this is a huge live hurdle