> As you near the end, you can even push yourself a little to wrap it up and get it off your plate.

As a person with ADHD, this struck me. I have an easy time continuing something. But an impossible time starting and finishing something. Obviously I am not mentally healthy. But who is this person who is mentally healthy? And what am I missing to being the same way?

I think it boils down to being yelled at and penalized and being unable to handle this feedback well enough. I don’t know exactly what I am fearing here. It will be an exploration.

> you are both pleased with yourself and a little annoyed that it took you so long to deal with.

I am never pleased at the end of a project. I am blame full why I could not do it before.

What you are missing is that estimates of ADHD heritability vary between 60 and 90%.

There's a lots of one can do to overcome and accommodate it, but one of the first steps is to approach neurotypical productivity advice with substantial skepticism: they aren't fighting the fight we are; don't even know that our fight exists.