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Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it's actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that's really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

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[โ€“] Classy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very true, spoken as someone suffering from ADD. I'm already highly motivated by positive reinforcement: if something is in any way technical, or hierarchical, or requires learning new skills to master, I am all over it like gravy on biscuits. It isn't hard for me to "trick" myself into enjoying a topic I might have previously decided was not worth my time.

However, if I really just don't like something at all, or if it is something that isn't really motivation-based but requires schedule-keeping (maybe some random deadline at work), it's very hard for me to naturally elevate it to a high priority in my head. The things I enjoy come first, even at the expense of logic or self-preservation sometimes. If there is a strong negative motivation applied to the goal, like "So-and-so person is going to stop talking to you if you don't do this", that can be just the push I need to override my damn brain.

[โ€“] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe that's where I get this idea from living with an ADD brain... Because I get what you're saying a very personal level