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 1 year ago
ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago
That’s why I don’t tell anyone, my hoard of unfinished projects is just mine to look at
Steve@startrek.website 2 years ago
Its a glorious monument to ambition!
scarilog@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I suppose that’s a healthier way of looking at it :/
Kowowow@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Tell no one but get bothered into explaining what your doing
RandomVideos@programming.dev 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago
I can’t even past having an idea. 😭
kakes@sh.itjust.works 2 years 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 2 years ago
Hello fellow person with ADHD.
perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Where does the, “regret having ever started it” for into that process?
gibmiser@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Nah, you gotta tell everyone before you start and realize how much work it’s going to be
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 years ago
First of all, how dare you.
gibmiser@lemmy.world 2 years 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 2 years ago
First of all, how dare you.
Baku@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I find you offensive.