So you wanna de-bog yourself (2024) (experimental-history.com)

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So you wanna de-bog yourself - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39942288 - April 2024 (85 comments)

Great opening section. Really good. After that, those three sections, not so sure. Some good, but nets-out negatively I think.

The author shows a tendency to give colorful, but opaque names like "gutterballing" to things that can themselves be explained in a short phrase ("working on something that is similar to, but not exactly what you actually want, and getting predictably frustrated").

Where does this tendency come from? My first guess is self-help literature. Or maybe this is a personality trait to write this way? Or a kind of marketing, becasue only your writing has these colorful fun terms?

This was profoundly relatable for me in this moment in my life. Some great insight about my situation I haven't noticed till now.

Give it a try.

Hey, the author, if you are reading this, I was stuck in the bog too. But in my case it was neurological rather than psychological. Turns out the "insufficient activation energy" you mention is an ADHD symptom. Meds worked total wonders for me, so much I like to say I was reborn the day I started my treatment.

I still find your post very valuable and insightful in addressing the psychological bog.

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