Every once in a while I get really passionate about some topic of study or a project, dive into it head first, devote all my (hopefully spare) time to it. Occasionally it has even been detrimental to my wellbeing. Like once I permanently fucked my stomach by skipping too many meals during a week long programing project.
Yet, nine out of ten times the whole shebang doesn't amount to anything. After a week or so I loose all interest and drop the whole thing.
Now, I'm getting one of those obsessions about learning a language and it got me thinking about the best way to deal with it. Maybe I should try pacing myself, stop myself from spending too much time everyday learning and maybe it will prevent me from burning out and losing interest in a week or two? Maybe trying to cram information into your brain ten hours a day is not an effective way to learn? Or maybe it's the opposite and the smart thing is to use this short period when I'm excited and eager to study to learn as much as possible?
Do any of you guy have experience with something like this?
Apparently it’s called ADHD. I have it too
That's a bummer. This means I would be able to get medicinal speed in a nicer country, but here in Russia quality treatment for ADD/ADHD isn't a thing.
Maybe I'll make do with meditation. I got obsessed with meditation like a month ago.
It does help somewhat, like it doesn't make actually doing stuff less painful but it makes it much easier to realize when your brain is trying to drag you off topic.
Weightlifting / rock-climbing / any resistance training helps.
Getting your sleep sorted helps (avoid melatonin and magnesium, but trazodone is pretty cool).
If you can't get access to stimulants, caffeine works. Tea works better than coffee because of the Theanine in it.
Interesting. I used to do rock climbing before I fucked up my knee and I drink hilarious amounts of tea so I guess I figured out those things intuitively.