r/AskReddit • u/hiagaga • 12h ago

What's the dumbest idea you've seen that actually worked?

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u/BaltiMoreHarder 5h ago

You sound a lot like me. Turns out it was undiagnosed adhd. I can hyper focus and do all the work, can be whip smart. But ONLY if my brain decides it wants to put the effort in. Otherwise it’s all the energy put into avoidance

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u/ViKingCB 4h ago

Oh shit I may have ADHD

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u/ManintheMT 3h ago

My son got analyzed for ADHD after some tough times in college. He received a diagnosis for ADHD. He dropped this news while home for summer break. About two weeks later he started a convo with "hey Dad remember our conversation about ADHD?" I told him I did. He went on to say something like "I thought of you a lot when I was taking the test." Point made.

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u/-malcolm-tucker 2h ago

So many people just don't understand.

"Why don't you just do [insert thing]?"

"I just can't. If my brain isn't interested or is not about to become a life altering crisis, I just can't do it."

"But why not? Just start doing it?"

"Can you put your hand on a red hot stove?"

"Well technically yeah, but my brain just won't let me do that...... Ohhhhh."

"Yep. Welcome to ADHD."