> While the rest of your comment sounds reasonable, this fragment somewhat reminds me of the "get over yourself" advice given to depressed people [...] there is no mental exercise that would make you stick to things
Forgive me if I misread, but I believe you and the parent comment are in agreement here. “Mentally tell yourself what to do and have it stick” is not given as a point of advice, but as an example of something people with ADHD struggle with.
Thank you! I edited my comment to not disturb the discussion but you've got a real-life example of reacting too quickly. In a discussion about, among others, reacting too fast.
Forgive me if I misread, but I believe you and the parent comment are in agreement here. “Mentally tell yourself what to do and have it stick” is not given as a point of advice, but as an example of something people with ADHD struggle with.