It’s actually a researched phenomenon. Basically, by telling people about your goals, you get a similar dopamine hit to actually completing the goal, which reduces the drive to complete it.
The new hobby process
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pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 5 months ago
ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
This is why I don’t usually tell anyone. Although last time I worked on a project I told a bunch of people hoping it would incentivise me to finish. Did it work? Oh my no.
bradbeattie@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
“When other people take notice of an individual’s identity-related behavioral intention, this gives the individual a premature sense of possessing the aspired-to identity.” - researchgate.net/…/24354628_When_Intentions_Go_Pu…
programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
That’s why I don’t tell anyone, my hoard of unfinished projects is just mine to look at
Steve@startrek.website 5 months ago
Its a glorious monument to ambition!
scarilog@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I suppose that’s a healthier way of looking at it :/
Kowowow@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Tell no one but get bothered into explaining what your doing
RandomVideos@programming.dev 5 months ago
I am going to finish the game i have been ignoring for half a decade, i just have to finish the minecraft mod im working on, my modded terraria world, celeste, deadcells, my modded minecraft world, switching back to gnome, installing google play services on my phone, cats are liquid a better place and a light in the shadows, the other 2 games i forgot about, 2 minigames on a minecraft server that i couldnt work on because i didnt have friends to test the game with and learn rust and bevy engine
UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
literally me.
Although, I have them in a checkbox style list and in my fading memory, not in a run-on sentence.
Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
Where is the part that I find out that I don’t have the skills and it would take me years to learn to do what I want to do?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 months ago
I can’t even past having an idea. 😭
kakes@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I still tell people about my projects, but at this point I just also tell them straight-up that I’ll never finish it.
Pistcow@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Hello fellow person with ADHD.
perishthethought@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Where does the, “regret having ever started it” for into that process?
gibmiser@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Nah, you gotta tell everyone before you start and realize how much work it’s going to be
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 5 months ago
First of all, how dare you.
gibmiser@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I have an idea for a system that will prevent me from doing this all the time. It involves making a program. I don’t know how to code yet, but I am going to teach myself.
UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
First of all, how dare you.
Baku@aussie.zone 5 months ago
I find you offensive.