i don’t entirely agree bc i have found that i still have enough initiative to start projects too it’s the keeping them going long term that eludes me research and prep is the easy part starting it is something but i have found that once i sit down to continue i realize just how much work i have left to do and that it actually takes a lot of sustained mental effort and practice to get good enough at sht and to keep things going then i get overwhelmed and abandon until a future time or date when i am feeling the “creative spark” again   basically i love to plan and i enjoy starting things but i “run out of juice” 16-13  15-34 into something however if i manage to get at least 40-50 done in one go i have a higher success completion ratio and i rarely abandon once i get above 51 cuz then hyperfocus will kick in until i finish it   i spent 30 years unmedicated amphtdxtrompht helped a lot with focus and prioritizing the first month of treatment but i am on my second month and trying methylphenidate and it’s just not the same naughty old habits are coming back    since a dose burns out in 2-3 hours the whole pill only lasts 6 unless i space out the dose or purposely take it later which means i don’t have it in the morning to help me stay on task and post 45pm my brain reverts to its adhd-ish nature meaning it’s time to think of everything and do nothing  so i will definitely need to talk to my shrink about that since my full day’s dose can’t even get me through an 8 hour shift let alone actually attempting to keep the momentum going once i get home