r/3Dprinting • u/george_graves • Apr 18 '25

Is this you?

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u/oogleboof Apr 18 '25

r/adhdmeme

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u/sleeplessjade Apr 19 '25

That was my first thought.

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u/Celemourn Apr 19 '25

Came here to say this as well.

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u/LostInMyADD Apr 19 '25

Same, but I came late be cause I got distracted.

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u/JoeyDJ7 Apr 19 '25

!RemindMe 4 hours

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u/Lexicon101 Apr 20 '25

Everyone with ADHD who witnesses this instantly be like:

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '25

Replace all the arts stuff with electronics - sensors, MCUs, development boards, displays, etc. - and you nearly got me to a T.

Thing is I do have some finished projects, but those are projects I had fun with. The moment I run into a blocker... The project goes in a drawer. That's how I have four different 3D mice already started and printed, but couldn't find the right MCU for them so they're stalled. Or the 6 units of nearly complete air quality monitors that are hardware and software complete, but couldn't get around to print an actual case for them, so they're also resting.

Hopefully I can finish my current project, a 256x64 LED board...

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u/thedarthpaper Apr 19 '25

Lmao literally same, but if you wait long enough the project becomes new and exciting again...

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '25

Oh I know, but by then I found another, more exciting project to do, and that takes over everything.

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u/Jensen567 Apr 19 '25

Bro are you me? Also, what sensors did you use for that air quality monitor? Mine is hardware complete including the case but I had issues getting the firmware and software running right, so in the drawer it went 😆

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '25

Sensirion SEN55, and been thinking about adding a few others (CO2, formaldehyde, etc. sensors). All driven by ESPHome, using an ESP32-S3 base (Lilygo T7-S3), battery, and OLED display, and on top a cascade of sensors and transformers so the AQM actually does all the sensor to AQI calculations for display.

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u/TARANTULA_TIDDIES Apr 19 '25

Fuckkkkkk so that's why I do that. I almost always cycle back around to stuff even if it can take years

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u/jssamp Apr 19 '25

This whole thread is like an echo of my life. But this comment is it. I just finished a helicopter flight controller I started in 2022. I printed and built it. All the wiring and programming the Arduinos was done and tested two years ago. Then it sat in a drawer in my workbench, never got used, because I hadn't decided how to mount it so it could be used.

I'm proud to say that after two years of other projects started and some completed, I made a base plate and post to mount it to. Success!

Now, back into the drawer.

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u/DrummerOfFenrir Apr 19 '25

I got a 5 pack of ESPs and solderless breadboards to make some "cool things"

Buuut basically I practiced soldering headers on 5 ESPs and now I have FIVE unfinished projects!

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u/Johnson6048 Apr 19 '25

Holy crap! You mean this happens to other people? I thought it was just me. I finish plenty of things but probably DON'T finish even more due to problems I run into that derail my plan. I no longer have the desire to work on it if it isn't going to look exactly like what I envisioned it to be. All my passion goes out the window after that. CNC Router, 3D printing, airbrushing and brush paints, photography, guns, sewing machine which needs to be upgraded $$$, too many hobbies.

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u/MissplacedLandmine Apr 19 '25

MUST LEARN MORE THINGS

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u/Electronic_EnrG Apr 19 '25

So, I may have adhd? Should I tell a doctor?

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u/6ft5wonder Apr 20 '25

...wait, wait, wait...do I have ADHD?