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Highly enjoyable things require concentration too (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[–] MinusPi@pawb.social 49 points 2 years ago (1 child)

*wants to doomscroll* *does*
Of course that's the only one that actually works

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [S] 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's because the time-to-dopamine and minimum time commitment are short.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Y'all are getting dopamine out of this shit?

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[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Anger can also give a dopamine hit

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[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah I don’t know about y’all but I have plenty of family members who are addicted to being angry.

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[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The minimum time commitment is what gets me. I can have my phone out and social media open in seconds

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[+] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

Nah, the solution is getting rid of the phone. Even without carefully crafted software for maximum engagement, it's way too easy to waste time on pointless shit online

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