Ever get so absorbed in a task that 2 hours feel like 20 minutes? That was me yesterday, totally lost track of time in a report. Anyone else have those intense focus moments...and then the panic when you realize how much time has flown by?

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I used to years ago. Now every day, the minutes seem to pass slower and slower

Fortunately they speed right back up again when I get off work

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Yes, love a good flow state.

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But don’t love realizing it’s 2 pm and I haven’t had water in hours, or eaten lunch!

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Intense focus is one of the commonly recognized ADHD superpower😊 enjoy!
Another one is to be able to think fast and clearly under intense pressure when others tend to freeze.

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Being in the flow state is a luxury. Love being undistracted.

I love that feeling but also recognise the risk of it! Especially late night working? I can look up and be like - how is it 1 am????

Yes. It’s great when doing work that I really want or need to do.

Not so great when I get hyper focused on something unimportant like going down a rabbit hole.

THIS!!!! the internet makes it all too easy to get sucked down an endless rabbit hole.

Mine are often actually related to work but i go way too deep to find an answer/an extremely comprehensive and nuanced answer because my brain is not satisfied with a surface-level or partial answer.

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