Did you have a look at Immich yet for photos?

🤝 It’s been the only consistent topic for me, too!

Tbh it can also be terrible when you realize that in 6 months you got deeper into the topic than someone doing it for years, like “oh you don’t know about the most specialized and intricate detail about this niche of your hobby??”. Basically that their passion for the topic somehow is 10x less than what you felt for it at your peak

There’s many cool options if you don’t prefer stimulants. Guanfacine came pretty close to ritalin for me. Atomoxetine is another option I didn’t try, and a few more you’d have to look up. Stimulants are no joke, and I am not without any side effects. For me the trade-off is worth it though. If you ever try them I can only suggest to speak to your doctor about starting with half the regular starting dose. It can be way too high for some people already, and there is no real harm in starting low as far as I could find out.

Stimulants in general. You kind of have to try what works best for you, but they were all pretty much doing what I described

My main problem always was energy. Not wanting to go out, not wanting to work, sometimes literally not wanting to do anything. I still had motivation and ambitions though. The feeling of being unable to do what I really wanted, to live up to who my idea of who I wanted to be, made me feel like wasting all my potential.

The medicine gives me that extra kick in the butt energy wise and also lowers the barrier of “just doing it”. It makes everything you do just a little bit more rewarding, so that now my hobbies even have a chance to compete against the dopamine of video games and fast food.

All in all, now I feel like I actually use my potential. When I don’t do something I wanted to, mostly now it’s because of time, not energy. Also it really helped me in social situations by closing that sensory filter a bit, giving me some more runtime before I get exhausted.

What I don’t like: If I couldn’t live the life I wanted before the medicine, and now I can, what happens if I don’t take the medicine anymore? If it works as it’s supposed to, you build your life on top of that effect, so being dependent on it is kinda built in. I’ve already experienced times where the medicine wasn’t as effective, and suddenly my daily life seemed not stimulating enough anymore compared to my old habits.

I accept this trade off though, since it’s the first thing that ever let me live my life like I actually wanted to.

TBH getting medicine was kinda like that for me. It’s not a perfect solution ofc

Amazing, can you share where exactly I need to bonk my head for this?

Soon you’ll be grinding 8h of work for that slightly cooler helmet.

Interesting, thanks!

Could you share the link to this test?