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All of my failed projects have the same problem. For some reason, my interest just switched off. What was an intensely interesting learning experience that I would work on in every spare minute just stopped being interesting. Quite often, this happens before I have a working thing made. In fact, my successful projects all have these same discontinuities they just come after it’s working.



Your wording (hyperfocus, sudden loss of interest, lots of projects) makes me think of a common symptom of ADHD; have you had a diagnosis before?


Oh, for sure. And for day to day, treatment helps, but long-term I either am into it or not.


It's a very common problem unfortunately, I have many side projects that are unfinished but next year ...focus and shipping is my mantra :)




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