• Derpgon@programming.dev
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      25 days ago

      True, anyone can do anything, but try doing that while having a family and having to pay bills when living paycheck to paycheck. You gotta know when to join in and when to cheer.

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          24 days ago

          I wish it was easy to bottle. Some rare days I’m fucking on it and everything is easy and I’ve got unlimited willpower.

          If i could save those days for when its useful and appropriate…

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        24 days ago

        I am a self taught SWE with self diagnosed ADHD (not a clinical diagnosis) currently working as a senior engineer. You have to have intense passion and learn how to live with ADHD. It’s totally doable.

      • gwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        25 days ago

        It’s still possible, just you need to figure out a prerequisite skill first of healthy management of other issues

        Heck, a lot of hackers have exactly the same thing.

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        24 days ago

        Honestly, I think STEM attracts ADHD, AuDHD and similar, so that’s far far far less of an issue than you might think