What are you up to instead of what you wish you were doing? - eviltoast
    • Mister Neon@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Hey I’ve definitely been in your place before. What got me learning coding skills was motivation for a career change, a platform that worked for me (Udemy), and accepting my failed attempts. Small bursts of motivation are more than what most people have. Utilizing them when they come on are opportunities to get a lot done in short periods of time. Don’t dedicate yourself to paths that don’t appeal to you, half the fun is figuring out what kind things make you tick.

      As far as wanting to be dead, existentialism is always a painful bitch. Reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations helped me alot. It doesn’t take away pain, but can help cultivate core reasons for one’s actions. That helps with existing, at least for me.

      Don’t beat yourself up.

    • nomad@infosec.pub
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      6 months ago

      Get yourself checked your for adhs or similar executive functioning disorders. It’s the must frustrating thing in the world to want to do something and not being able to get into gear.

      • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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        6 months ago

        This can be very hard, especially if you’re in the US where “getting something checked out” can be excessively expensive and cost prohibitive. Shelling out $100 to go see a doc for something that’s not an emergency is not an option for many people.

        Unfortunately, it seem like those in power are interested in changing that and many people are not voting for candidates who want to change it. So, here we are.