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SOFA - Start Often Finish rArely

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191 points pabs3 | 1 comments | 18 Oct 24 00:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.198s | source
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andai ◴[18 Oct 24 09:40 UTC] No.41877747[source]▶
This is just my normal approach to life, owing mostly to low conscientiousness (and probably unmedicated ADHD).

The result has been thousands of side projects but nothing I can actually put on a portfolio or monetize (and as a result, poverty).

It's sort of bizarre and hilarious to see people glorify and promote it?

Do normal people have to make a significant conscious effort not to finish what they start?!

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1. Rendello ◴[20 Oct 24 01:41 UTC] No.41892240[source]▶
Very relatable, I have a post from 2021 describing the same thing and I haven't made much progress since then despite big life changes. I have a buddy who's similar to me in that regard, but he found developer work, but couldn't stand the uninteresting problem space and left after a few months. He's been trying to get back into tech for a few years now to no avail. From the outside it's easy to ask "why?", but perhaps employment isn't the endgame that one hopes it will be with regard to focus.