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Jumping off the "interest cycling" train

Jumping off the "interest cycling" train

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Tom Knighton
Feb 22, 2023
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Something many ADHD people do—and maybe others, I don’t know—is what I call “interest cycling.”

Basically, I get insanely hyperfocused on one thing, devoting almost all of my time to this One Thing for weeks at a time, then suddenly stop for whatever reason and then jump onto something else.

As a result, I never beco…

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