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Originally Posted by fuqnbastard
I cannot focus, when I sit in front of the book I cannot concentrate, when I try to write I cannot think of anything.
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Originally Posted by *Nikki*
I have the exact same problem with concentration. When I am reading something for school I am thinking about every thing in the fucking world except what I am supposed to be studing right in front of me. I wish I knew the answer on how to apply myself and concentrate also.
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Originally Posted by hannukah harry
i've never been able to sit down and read for class well... i'd have to read the same paragraph over and over sometimes because i'd just not be paying attention to it. and i wouldn't be able to start a paper until hours before it was due...
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Those stories sound exactly like me. I used to think I had ADD but then I read descriptions of people with ADD and it sounded a little more extreme than what I have. I think its just a lack of discipline. I always seem to have other things to think of and get distracted by things. I'll be looking up something for school on wikipedia for example, but then veer off on a tangent and read some article that really interests me.
I've been able to cope though, so I don't think I have ADD. Its more a case of procrastination. I'm now studying for hopefully my last exam ever. University has taken me a couple years longer than most people, but I don't really mind. It was fun and I had a job on the side.
As for your problem
fuqnbastard, like roboshark said, find something that really interests you... be it academic or a hobby. If its academic its a good end in itself. If you have a hobby you really enjoy you work hard to get to be able to do that hobby and to have money to spend on that.
I used to be aimless like you. Then a friend introduced me to skydiving. I have never been so passionate about a hobby before. I now have a job so I can pay for my hobby. Its gives me purpose in life, something to achieve, a goal to work towards - becoming a lot better at a specific skydiving discipline.
So what I'm trying to say is find something that drives you like that. I used to think I wouldn't be driven by anything, but I guess I was wrong. I think you need to keep looking.