Basically, since as long as I can remember, I've had issues motivating myself to work and focusing on a single task.
I've used everything from rewards ("If I work for X hours, I'll play a video game") and punishment ("If I don't work for X hours, I'm a complete failure") to get myself to work.
I have to come up with elaborate new schemes to get myself to focus. I've tried awarding myself "points" for doing a task, turning my work into a virtual RPG. I've tried keeping elaborate spreadsheets of my work habits. I've tried the Seinfeld method of mapping out my "win" and "fail" days.
Essentially, I come up with a new tactic to motivate myself every couple of months. If I don't do so, I find myself struggling to meet my goals and distracted.
Part of the reason for this is perhaps the nature of my work. I'm a freelancer and have been one since I graduated from college. I make a decent enough earning because I've acquired a niche set of in-demand skills. But I struggle to meet deadlines and never have enough dedication to meet any of my long-term tasks (such as building an app or starting a business).
For years, I thought this was "normal". But I'm now starting to think that maybe I just don't have a regular case of procrastination.
Does anyone else feel this way? Is work such a complicated endeavor for you as well? Am I suffering from some form of undiagnosed ADHD?"},"title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["norm"],"value":"Ask HN: Is it 'normal' to struggle so hard with work?"}},"_tags":["story","author_throwawayqdhd","story_16411662","ask_hn"],"author":"throwawayqdhd","children":[16411695,16411848,16411853,16411869,16411874,16411875,16411878,16411884,16411899,16411923,16411930,16411935,16411939,16411940,16411941,16411942,16411946,16411954,16411966,16411970,16411975,16411978,16411983,16411985,16411986,16412000,16412010,16412022,16412030,16412031,16412032,16412036,16412041,16412043,16412049,16412053,16412062,16412082,16412087,16412102,16412112,16412122,16412125,16412132,16412140,16412153,16412155,16412161,16412170,16412187,16412202,16412228,16412253,16412258,16412259,16412267,16412271,16412277,16412279,16412282,16412297,16412315,16412322,16412325,16412335,16412336,16412342,16412345,16412361,16412370,16412378,16412411,16412443,16412471,16412498,16412502,16412544,16412553,16412608,16412628,16412635,16412656,16412659,16412668,16412691,16412698,16412715,16412727,16412735,16412746,16412776,16412780,16412791,16412802,16412803,16412808,16412826,16412832,16412836,16412841,16412848,16412860,16412877,16412888,16412903,16412938,16412940,16412959,16412975,16412981,16413010,16413024,16413040,16413054,16413077,16413109,16413161,16413178,16413204,16413213,16413239,16413246,16413273,16413344,16413354,16413421,16413422,16413524,16413568,16413607,16413757,16413763,16413768,16413785,16413786,16413787,16413796,16413849,16413892,16413936,16413970,16413984,16413990,16414068,16414074,16414077,16414146,16414285,16414314,16414324,16414337,16414426,16414509,16414532,16414552,16414611,16414740,16414777,16414827,16414878,16415060,16415086,16415097,16415215,16415224,16415322,16415355,16415360,16415505,16415662,16415672,16415718,16415778,16415813,16415841,16415870,16415980,16416047,16416076,16416107,16416186,16416219,16416255,16416327,16416340,16416381,16416732,16416754,16416771,16416996,16417186,16417187,16417380,16417416,16418863,16418931,16419323,16420655,16428566,16437062,16452404,16466045,16466566],"created_at":"2018-02-19T09:03:27Z","created_at_i":1519031007,"num_comments":369,"objectID":"16411662","points":802,"story_id":16411662,"story_text":"This question might come across as dumb, especially for a 30 year old, but I come from a culture where this aspect of work was never emphasized and at this point, I don't know who to ask.
Basically, since as long as I can remember, I've had issues motivating myself to work and focusing on a single task.
I've used everything from rewards ("If I work for X hours, I'll play a video game") and punishment ("If I don't work for X hours, I'm a complete failure") to get myself to work.
I have to come up with elaborate new schemes to get myself to focus. I've tried awarding myself "points" for doing a task, turning my work into a virtual RPG. I've tried keeping elaborate spreadsheets of my work habits. I've tried the Seinfeld method of mapping out my "win" and "fail" days.
Essentially, I come up with a new tactic to motivate myself every couple of months. If I don't do so, I find myself struggling to meet my goals and distracted.
Part of the reason for this is perhaps the nature of my work. I'm a freelancer and have been one since I graduated from college. I make a decent enough earning because I've acquired a niche set of in-demand skills. But I struggle to meet deadlines and never have enough dedication to meet any of my long-term tasks (such as building an app or starting a business).
For years, I thought this was "normal". But I'm now starting to think that maybe I just don't have a regular case of procrastination.
Does anyone else feel this way? Is work such a complicated endeavor for you as well? Am I suffering from some form of undiagnosed ADHD?","title":"Ask HN: Is it 'normal' to struggle so hard with work?","updated_at":"2025-10-22T07:27:43Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"gnicholas"},"title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["norm"],"value":"Normalized crash data shows Autopilot is much less safe than Tesla claims"},"url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://twitter.com/Tweetermeyer/status/1488673180403191808"}},"_tags":["story","author_gnicholas","story_30182141"],"author":"gnicholas","children":[30182210,30182765,30182927,30182943,30182985,30182989,30182994,30183015,30183018,30183042,30183058,30183140,30183269,30183270,30183277,30183363,30183375,30183389,30183414,30183486,30183650,30183911,30183968,30184011,30184107,30184159,30184360,30184388,30184416,30184776,30185049,30185641,30185717,30187035,30188474,30189804,30191033,30191073,30192288,30199660],"created_at":"2022-02-02T18:53:12Z","created_at_i":1643827992,"num_comments":433,"objectID":"30182141","points":768,"story_id":30182141,"title":"Normalized crash data shows Autopilot is much less safe than Tesla claims","updated_at":"2026-07-22T20:41:47Z","url":"https://twitter.com/Tweetermeyer/status/1488673180403191808"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"geeky4qwerty"},"story_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["norm"],"value":"edit: I love this community! Thank you so much for all the insight. For those who complained, I'm sorry if this post comes across as complainy or redundant, I respect the HN hive-mind and was genuinely curious about everyone's thoughts on the matter.
Hello fellow travelers, I'll do my best to keep this brief(ish).
I've been in IT professionally since Y2K, data entry->QA->SysAdmin->PM->consultant->founder->sold and with the money took some years off, bought some property and a fixer upper and went to school and got a BSBA degree (never graduated from high school but wanted to show my kids the importance of a degree). I missed working and creating things with people so decided to reenter the job market in the PM space. So now that my hat is in the ring I have been told by recruiters what I need to "expect" in this "new market."
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When did a hiring manager lose their authority and the trust of the organization to do their job? Am I just out of touch? How is a process like this in any way shape or form efficient or productive? Am i missing something? HN, please help!"},"title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["norm"],"value":"Ask HN: When did 7 interviews become \u201cnormal\u201d?"}},"_tags":["story","author_geeky4qwerty","story_30889019","ask_hn"],"author":"geeky4qwerty","children":[30889030,30889103,30889168,30889204,30889210,30889213,30889217,30889219,30889227,30889230,30889235,30889237,30889263,30889264,30889269,30889283,30889292,30889294,30889296,30889299,30889315,30889316,30889320,30889321,30889329,30889330,30889334,30889337,30889352,30889367,30889370,30889374,30889382,30889384,30889407,30889411,30889412,30889428,30889432,30889438,30889464,30889487,30889505,30889517,30889519,30889530,30889578,30889582,30889597,30889598,30889649,30889654,30889687,30889708,30889748,30889783,30889820,30889855,30889867,30889876,30889917,30889938,30890007,30890025,30890028,30890033,30890173,30890174,30890225,30890273,30890277,30890283,30890315,30890345,30890353,30890359,30890394,30890400,30890474,30890513,30890563,30890581,30890596,30890640,30890663,30890691,30890763,30890798,30890804,30890843,30890852,30891031,30891064,30891067,30891076,30891079,30891546,30891555,30891615,30891624,30891649,30891665,30891785,30891827,30891838,30891843,30891853,30891974,30892032,30892057,30892059,30892079,30892143,30892177,30892186,30892256,30892275,30892376,30892413,30892463,30892467,30892567,30892602,30892612,30892737,30892837,30893036,30893147,30893191,30893217,30893224,30893263,30893376,30893391,30893702,30893856,30893865,30894138,30894265,30894381,30894546,30894902,30894977,30894994,30895009,30895922,30896199,30897557,30898093,30898523,30904862,30905829,30906715,30907548,30909739],"created_at":"2022-04-02T15:39:28Z","created_at_i":1648913968,"num_comments":813,"objectID":"30889019","points":711,"story_id":30889019,"story_text":"edit: I love this community! Thank you so much for all the insight. For those who complained, I'm sorry if this post comes across as complainy or redundant, I respect the HN hive-mind and was genuinely curious about everyone's thoughts on the matter.
Hello fellow travelers, I'll do my best to keep this brief(ish).
I've been in IT professionally since Y2K, data entry->QA->SysAdmin->PM->consultant->founder->sold and with the money took some years off, bought some property and a fixer upper and went to school and got a BSBA degree (never graduated from high school but wanted to show my kids the importance of a degree). I missed working and creating things with people so decided to reenter the job market in the PM space. So now that my hat is in the ring I have been told by recruiters what I need to "expect" in this "new market."
I was told "5 to 7 interviews is normal". What? I genuinely feel like I'm having a 'Blast from the Past' moment in this whole thing (good 90s romcom kids, look it up).
When did a hiring manager lose their authority and the trust of the organization to do their job? Am I just out of touch? How is a process like this in any way shape or form efficient or productive? Am i missing something? 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