100% this. I try to automate everything, so I don’t have to bother and that’s usually where I apply myself the most; trying to remove tedious busy BS from my life.
Nothing is really challenging. I got my degree with very little effort and I have a good career but the work is still just tedious and repetitive more than challenging. Otherwise I generally check out.
I don’t spiral into self hate, but it can get close. More like deep sadness at “failing at perfection”. And yes I have a trillion hobbies. Yay Autism. Yay Autism that wasn’t diagnosed until late adulthood.
100% this. I try to automate everything, so I don’t have to bother and that’s usually where I apply myself the most; trying to remove tedious busy BS from my life.
Nothing is really challenging. I got my degree with very little effort and I have a good career but the work is still just tedious and repetitive more than challenging. Otherwise I generally check out.
I don’t spiral into self hate, but it can get close. More like deep sadness at “failing at perfection”. And yes I have a trillion hobbies. Yay Autism. Yay Autism that wasn’t diagnosed until late adulthood.
I’m lucky
I’m not autistic, I’m definitely unorthodox, but not neurodivergent (that I know of!)