- kubica ( @kubica@fedia.io ) 47•2 months ago
And no particular goal, like a dog with the zoomies.
- Sasha ( @Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English39•2 months ago
ADHD is basically the only reason I’m able to work in the area I do, I have absolutely no formal training in it other than what I taught myself while procrastinating.
- Lexi Sneptaur ( @Sneptaur@pawb.social ) English39•2 months ago
Is it tech
I bet it’s tech isn’t it
- Sasha ( @Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English36•2 months ago
Why did I even pretend I could get away without saying it -3-
- BarrelAgedBoredom ( @BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee ) English14•2 months ago
I’m lowkey jealous of neurodiverhent people who obsessed over tech. My fixation is emergency medicine. Now I’m a jaded and traumatized EMT who can barely pay rent lol
- MelodiousFunk ( @MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net ) English11•2 months ago
I used to be obsessed with tech. Believe me, there’s plenty to be jaded and traumatized about, though obviously in a much different category than what you went through.
- Sabata ( @Sabata11792@ani.social ) English3•2 months ago
If I stop being addicted to computers, I will lose my house.
- Schorsch ( @Schorsch@feddit.org ) English15•2 months ago
What area do you work in?
- Sasha ( @Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English14•2 months ago
I’m in a software development-ish role (slightly too specialised to say I actually develop software anymore)
- Schorsch ( @Schorsch@feddit.org ) English11•2 months ago
I often envy people working in IT. It feels like the perfect field for ADHD people. For me it feels like it’s too late to change over. (I’m in my early 30s.) So I think it’s gonna be best to just try to be happy with my current job. After all, wanting something else than what you currently have is very ADHDish…
- LoudWaterHombre ( @loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English22•2 months ago
Nah mate, you wouldn’t believe how many early 30s and end 20s start their IT studies over here. If you like it and you’re into it, you can still rock it. Think about how many years of work you have left and take 2-5 years off that it takes to switch … I think its still worth it in the long run isn’t it?
- MelodiousFunk ( @MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net ) English5•2 months ago
Think about how many years of work you have left
It’s incredibly depressing.
- I_am_10_squirrels ( @I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) English4•2 months ago
I started university when I was in my mid 30s and graduated as a chemical engineer, much better than working retail or something for another 20 years
- Schorsch ( @Schorsch@feddit.org ) English3•2 months ago
I don’t know. I have a full time job and have to pay off a house for the next ~30 years. There’s no room to follow other professions.
- bizarroland ( @bizarroland@fedia.io ) 1•2 months ago
WGU can get you a BS in software development or IT in a handful of years for like $3,500 per half year.
- onehundred ( @onehundred@lemm.ee ) English10•2 months ago
Trained an ex chef of 20 years who took bsc in CS in his early 40s. Gone on to start a great career in tech. It’s never too late fren
- LoudWaterHombre ( @loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English5•2 months ago
Can you tell more about it?
- Sasha ( @Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English6•2 months ago
I mostly do security and server maintenance to support a team of developers. It’s kinda a bore tbh, too much paperwork
- elucubra ( @elucubra@sopuli.xyz ) English26•2 months ago
I’m old. Before internet, I would read the encyclopedia for fun, and spend hours in the library.
- MelodiousFunk ( @MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net ) English5•2 months ago
Growing up in the 80s, we somehow had an encyclopedia set from the 60s. You bet your ass I was reading random (possibly outdated) crap all the time.
- And009 ( @And009@reddthat.com ) English3•2 months ago
We are still learning possibly outdated crap
- And009 ( @And009@reddthat.com ) English4•2 months ago
Atlas was my favorite book as a child
- massive_bereavement ( @massive_bereavement@fedia.io ) 15•2 months ago
Nonsense. Here’s the link to the Minoan Eruption: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_eruption
- photonic_sorcerer ( @photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English4•2 months ago
Woah. Imagine your entire island explodes, causing the world to enter a volcanic winter.
- TDCN ( @TDCN@feddit.dk ) English11•2 months ago
… And also have the ability to skim internet content really really fast for all relevant information i need somehow without actually reading any of it.
- bizarroland ( @bizarroland@fedia.io ) 5•2 months ago
It’s kind of crazy that so many people don’t know how to skim a page.
I’ve met far too many people that have to read the entire page in order to find the one section they need. It’s infuriating.
- Evil_Shrubbery ( @Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ) English10•2 months ago
I should memorise this reply.
- masterofn001 ( @masterofn001@lemmy.ca ) English4•2 months ago
In the future, we will be known as history men. (Sorry, just watched furiosa not long ago)
- NostraDavid ( @NostraDavid@programming.dev ) English2•2 months ago
Yeah, but did you know Swans can be gay? Also, don’t tell your wife - she might start crying (again).