I must be kind of in an ADHD sweet spot. I’ve had tons of hobbies through the years, but also an aversion to spending a lot of money on them. I prefer cheap activities where I can make most of what’s needed. When I do invest in special tools etc. I tend to stick with those hobbies a lot longer. But I’ve definitely seen people who jump in feet first - 3d printing is a good example - and throw thousands of dollars equipping themselves and then upgrading and modding their equipment, without ever doing much with it. Some people refer to that as being a collector instead of a maker.
Yeah same, I’ve tried many things but I managed to always justify to myself the purchase to make sure I’m not wasting too much money on stuff that will just use space and be unused. Still happens, but could be much much worse. Some things I come back from time to time, when the hyperfocus cycle brings me back to it, like musical instruments. Some things I only ever get the entry level stuff because I know I will move on way before reaching some stage where I need better equipment…
While I recognise some of this dysfunction in my life, I think it is possible to avoid the worst excesses. I have a workshop and a tool fetish, which can be expensive but most of my tools have paid for themselves several times over considering the money saved doing things for myself.
We have bad impulse control but we’re also good at improvising, it’s not all bad. I don’t actually care that much about having an attention deficit, I just want to be treated compassionately, the way I treat other people.
I must be kind of in an ADHD sweet spot. I’ve had tons of hobbies through the years, but also an aversion to spending a lot of money on them. I prefer cheap activities where I can make most of what’s needed. When I do invest in special tools etc. I tend to stick with those hobbies a lot longer. But I’ve definitely seen people who jump in feet first - 3d printing is a good example - and throw thousands of dollars equipping themselves and then upgrading and modding their equipment, without ever doing much with it. Some people refer to that as being a collector instead of a maker.
Yeah same, I’ve tried many things but I managed to always justify to myself the purchase to make sure I’m not wasting too much money on stuff that will just use space and be unused. Still happens, but could be much much worse. Some things I come back from time to time, when the hyperfocus cycle brings me back to it, like musical instruments. Some things I only ever get the entry level stuff because I know I will move on way before reaching some stage where I need better equipment…
While I recognise some of this dysfunction in my life, I think it is possible to avoid the worst excesses. I have a workshop and a tool fetish, which can be expensive but most of my tools have paid for themselves several times over considering the money saved doing things for myself.
We have bad impulse control but we’re also good at improvising, it’s not all bad. I don’t actually care that much about having an attention deficit, I just want to be treated compassionately, the way I treat other people.
Tools can often pay for themselves even with just one project. Bonus: they spawn new projects to create tool storage!