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submitted 3 weeks ago by gegil@sopuli.xyz to c/adhd@lemmy.world

I have a problem that every time i want to start new hobby, i cant work on it for long enough time to develop it into a habit. I quit the hobby i started even less than one month after starting it, even if i am excited and interested in working on it for a long time.

Since i dont know if i really have an adhd, because psychitriastists i went to say that i dont have adhd, despite i have common symptoms like lack of motivation, problems with learning and work, and problem with working on hobbies for a long time, i need to somehow find a way to work on a single hobby for a long time, without meds.

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[-] dabu@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I have learned to embrace it. My hobbies and motivation come in waves. When I am excited about something I do as much as I can and stop feeling guilty about not persuing other hobbies at the moment - I know their time will come.

I am diagnosed if that's important.

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Why do you NEED to work on a single hobby for a long time? Once you have to force it, it's not a hobby anymore, it's work.

Feel free to rotate hobbies. If you start to get sick of one, dig out another one you haven't touched for a while.

[-] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Keep a rotating carousel of hobbies. Be frugal in your spend when getting into a new hobby. Really feel the pain of not spending before committing. I've started and abandoned so many projects. I come back to them on occasion and prod them along another few steps until I hit another brain blocker and then rotate to another shiny. The trick is to just go with the flow. You don't owe the universe your productivity. Do things to enjoy them. If you don't enjoy what you're doing, just don't do it.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Hoarding hobbies is the hobby.

this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2025
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