going to bed early feels like i'm a child being punished.

staying up late rocks. its the funnest. why would i give that up? just to pay attention better at work? no thanks.

casualscience 4 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

It's hard to interface with society this way. I'm the same as you and have waxed and waned many times. There are periods where I'm all about being social and living a normal life. There are other times where I'm just down to only sleep when I'm dead tired (as opposed to using drugs to keep me in normal rhythm). There are tradeoffs

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CoastalCoder 40 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

> staying up late rocks. its the funnest. why would i give that up? just to pay attention better at work? no thanks.

You may eventually find yourself in a situation where the tradeoff is worth it.

E.g., you have a family to feed, and your ability hold a well-paying job hinges on your performance.

	▲	theshackleford 11 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> E.g., you have a family to feed, and your ability hold a well-paying job hinges on your performance. I can do all of these things anyway. Of course, this does present the potential reality that were I able to sleep like people, I could be even more successful, but after a near death experience, then disability, I've learned to be happy with where I am.
	▲	alterom 19 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		There's only one little problem with that reasoning, my friend... sigh ADHD PEOPLE ARE NOT MOTIVATED BY REWARD[1] We literally can't do the things we want and need to do [2]. We know full well the trade-off is worth it. It's just that we can't have it. Sincerely, --an AuDHDer [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3010326/ [2] https://add.org/demand-avoidance/