getting dopamine for thinking about a task but not doing it is literally a symptom of adhd. brains wired with faulty dopamine receptors will get some dopamine for thinking about it (novelty! urgency! this is interesting!) so it is high reward/low effort, but the actual task itself will feel like a chore because the dopamine reward will be insufficient to make it worthwhile, so it is low reward/high effort.
adhd brains are literally not able to function the same as neurotypical brains. the fact that many people in dwrp have adhd/audhd explains a lot about why this hobby has such an issue with "flakes" and maintaining motivation.
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getting dopamine for thinking about a task but not doing it is literally a symptom of adhd. brains wired with faulty dopamine receptors will get some dopamine for thinking about it (novelty! urgency! this is interesting!) so it is high reward/low effort, but the actual task itself will feel like a chore because the dopamine reward will be insufficient to make it worthwhile, so it is low reward/high effort.
adhd brains are literally not able to function the same as neurotypical brains. the fact that many people in dwrp have adhd/audhd explains a lot about why this hobby has such an issue with "flakes" and maintaining motivation.