[keybored]

Part of the reason why I'm not a "maker" is because my mind gets ahead of me with all the things that I would need to do in order to do things properly. So the article starts out interesting and then gets more and more, well, not exactly stressful but I get a bit weary by it.

Not that I would aspire to implement a general-purpose database. But even smaller tasks can make my mind spin too much.

[ozgrakkurt]

I have this same issue but lately I am realizing it is about belief and made great progress fixing it.

For me it is all about believing that I’ll succeed and realizing that the belief doesn’t really correlate with technical aspect as much as I think it does.

If I believe I won’t succeed, I spend every moment trying to find the problem that will finally end me. And every problem becomes a death sentence.

If I believe I’ll succeed, problems become temporary obstacles and all my focus is on how I’ll overcome the current obstacle.

[keybored]

Thanks. That’s helpful.

[browningstreet]

I don't disagree with your take in general, but I do think it's different reading about minutiae than being invested in it. If you actually are curing these requirements it's probably quite engaging. If not, the eyes and mind start to gloss over them.

As a different example: I'm moving this week. I've known I'm moving for a while. Thinking about moving -- and all the little things I have to do -- is way more painful than doing them. Thinking about them keeps me up at night, getting through my list today is only fractionally painful.

I'm also leveling up a few aspects of my "way of living" in the midst of all this, and it'd be terribly boring to tell others about it, but when next Monday comes.. it'll be quite sweet indeed.

[keybored]

> As a different example: I'm moving this week. I've known I'm moving for a while. Thinking about moving -- and all the little things I have to do -- is way more painful than doing them. Thinking about them keeps me up at night, getting through my list today is only fractionally painful.

this sounds familiar... :)

[nawgz]

Have you considered if you have ADHD?

[keybored]

I have thought about it.