I'm feeling frustrated because I know my next hyperfocus topic or project might be abandoned suddenly. Need your sympathy and support. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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So I got into organic farming. I bought an expensive earth cutter and actually got to rent a farming plot - about 100 m2. All that was last year. I still have that farming plot but to keep it, I have to keep paying for it as well as actually be there and care for crops. I still want to do it but I just can't bring myself to do it? And WTF do I do with the earth cutter? I live in a flat in the city ROFL

I also recently got into game development. I actually dove right into the basics and actually began writing code and functions that work for game prototypes. As in not only did I first follow tutorials, but I made my own shit by just looking up documentation. I still want to do it, but... IDK, I just need a hook to go back but I just won't? And it saddens me, I really want to continue on some ideas I have but its too much.

GAAAH.

And I have a carpenter's work bench coming soon and all these projects I want to do. But WTF will I do.

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[-] Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I've had (and still do sometimes) have this issue. I've been flexing my impulse control skills for a few months in not buying an enterprise grade server for my home. The advice that helped me was to step into the hobby slowly.

Get a middle range setup (I. E don't rent a farm, go volunteer at a community farm instead) for a while and only upgrade once I'm more invested and learning the limitations of my setup (example for you: I've volunteered at this farm all year and love waking up to do it consistently, Maybe I can rent my own to have more control over the crops).

This way if my hyperfocus moves elsewhere I'm not overly invested.

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