I noticed it before I got into IT, but it seems to have gotten worse.
EDIT: Great comments guys, and thanks. I don't feel so alone. :)
Totally depends on the challenge of the project - and it follows a bell curve. Too easy and it’s annoying, too difficult (or takes too long) and it’s fucking aggravating. But those rare Goldilocks projects that are a challenge but shit just clicks along? Chefs kiss.
Blame modern Scrum/Agile and the ever tighter deadlines...
I have mainly worked in Scrum environments. Only now at my current position am I working outside Agile and I LOVE it.
What's the process you're using instead? Some form of waterfall?
I'm pretty sure this is just ADHD. And yes, I do have ADHD.
I mean that's literally what it is from a psychological perspective. Your brain doesn't reward you for the mere act of finishing a task, so it's basically impossible to find motivation for it unless it ticks at least one box in your reward center.
Inside you are two wolves.
One has Adhd and the other may be mildly autistic but it turns out they are working together and now its a situation
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