What's the solution for a smart person with poor executive function?
But because of how I am I am worried I am headed for a crash. I believe one can only start over so many times from nothing.
Even when I start over I can't progress into a real life.
Before someone says seek therapy I can say that I have tried but it doesn't seem to work for me because I lack feelings to talk about and I lack the ability to change my procrastinating and organize my life. Typically the therapist doesn't understand me or how to address me. I am not anxious or psychotic but I am also not normal.
Emotions are what drive a person forward and keep them on the rails or between the white and yellow lines.
I lack the emotions to get in trouble and the emotions to do something positive with my life. I feel emotions but they are not strong enough or directed enough to drive sustainable motivation toward a goal.
I want to live a good life. I suppose all I can do is try my best every moment of the day each day and not beat one's self up for the past missed opportunities.
I am worried about my future.
Working for someone else doesn't work for me over any length of time. I don't want to get another menial job just to fail again and waste more time.
I would be interested in business ideas or passive income ideas to help give me income.
I am a good problem solver and learner and have a beeadth of knowledge about a variety of topics that exceeds most people. I have the ability to analyze a process and understand how it works and what is going on.
I have some experience in computers and programming but not recent and with so much open source and people working in the industry world wide it seems a waste of time to write software or make a website for income because its all been done and said by someone else before.
I would rather do a local service business than compete with the whole world.
What other people see is impulsivity similar to ADHD but without the introspection or impulse regulation still present in people with ADHD.
Do you think almost exclusively in terms of first person pronouns? Do you have difficulty knowing when not to talk or when to stop talking? Do you have trouble determining the interest level or listening posture of the people around you? Do you find it challenging to put things away or remember where you left something?
If any of that describes you I recommend focusing on only two things:
1. Active listening. You have to teach yourself to not talk and to read the nonverbal communications of people. This will be tough because it will be completely outside your interest.
2. Organizational skills. I suspect organizational skills are something always of interest to you but just a bit out of reach. I am not sure how to help with this because I have seen people obsess over this and still do poorly.
Oh, and less HN. HN isn't going to solve your problem. And don't bother with reddit, either. The Internet isn't your head-problem-solving-space. In fact, based on the wall of text, this is the last place you should be. Nothing about "can't function" takes that many words.
work out and read books to get your mind under control
follow Dave Ramsey's financial advice and stop making excuses