> Have you considered if you might have ADD[0]?
Yes, and thanks to HN I went in and got myself diagnosed; turns out I have ADHD, and while treating it solved a host of problems[0] and overall improved my quality of life, it did not help for the problems I mention in this thread.
Well, maybe getting my brain into high gear is much faster with stimulant meds in the mix, but it only revealed that my limiting factor isn't cognitive, but emotional - and so it often still takes me a good chunk of the day before I have all the emotions in enough of a balance to focus without fighting some anxiety.
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[0] - Or at least allowed me to overcome some major problems, and then replace them with even tougher problems.
FYI for anyone wants to try this test: it requires an email address for results (at the end of the test). Also there was only <10 questions. It didn't feel like a competent test.
Have you considered if you might have ADD[0]?
I know someone with identical experiences and this was the root cause. Having the diagnosis was life changing.
[0] https://add.org/adhd-test/