I have noticed lately that I can only keep up with something for 2 weeks before I seemingly-uncontrollably become distracted.
Have not really put my finger on what exactly I get distracted by. But I think I've kinda always been this way, its just more noticeable cause I'm spending too much time at home

This is meant to be read in a lowkey tone, its not really serious (hence putting it in general chat). But it does get in the way of personal projects.
So it is something I'm trying to work on getting better about!

Do any of you relate to this?
What do you do to combat it, has it helped?

This happens to me too... mainly with video games, and things I get intrested in. I've been playing a fair amount of Starfield lately so I totally get the BG3 thing, lol.

@Totalanimefan:
Thanks for the encouragement! Trying to put it into that perspective might be helpful ♥


@MaxIsConfused:
@Ark:
Commitment issues makes a lot of sense. I definitely have thought about this frequently for a long time.
I commit well when it comes to people/relationships! But for some reason with anything else, I have a hard time.
Of course, I wish I could pick a therapist's brain about it, but without the funds to do so I just have to search for behavioral exercises myself. XD

@neon:
Oh I used to have a sticky note widget on my phone screen to help me keep track of things. Then it became 4 sticky notes, each of them full of text, and it killed my battery
Did it help?
Maybe with one or two things, but not a life changer.

I just made a solo discord server too, just for jotting things down.

@macsen191:
I heard Starfield is really good! I'm avoiding it so I dont feel tempted to spend money on it right now XD
Like... maybe next year! BG3 consumed so much of my time already, I had to force myself to CHILL and take a break from it.
I picked up ACNH again with the idea that if i dont time travel, I'll get bored and just turn it off in a reasonable time HAHA
Did I?
no
I could collect sticks until every tree stops dropping them--

@Stinky:
Sorry you're having to struggle with that!! I do hope the doses help you ♥
It is certainly a troublesome feeling, cause I have so many projects I want to do xD

@neon:
Yesss same! Discord has really kept my social life together this year, that with twitter shenanigans
I can keep up with people easily

@Stinky:
Yeah I heard about the shortage. Its really bad, especially since you're not supposed to stop cold-turkey
I hope everyone who's prescribed and waiting is doing ok, health-wise.

But yes, you're exactly right. I always have to trick my brain in ways so I can get things done.
Sometimes its simple things like getting out of bed right away in the morning and jumping in the shower, it puts my brain in work-mode for a certain amount of time.
There's a point where the habit will break, like with anything in a two week time. If I have a consistent routine (do the same thing at the same time each day) I get really tense and muck it up before long. But I still dont want medicine, cause I always get rly bad adverse effects from any medicines Ive ever taken D:

@macsen191:
How dare he not just buy his own xbox XD /jkjk
I dont have kids, but this reminds me of when my parents would play on the game consoles (nes or ps1) when my sister and i went to bed as kids. Sometimes I would catch my mom playing and it blew my little 5 yo mind that mom likes games too (but really I just never saw it because we hogged it lmao)
I remember my sis and I would brag about how cool our parents are because they play final fantasy. meanwhile kids we brag to had no idea what that was-