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@connortheaweso.me
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#ADHD Software Developer in #Omaha I don't interact with posts containing images lacking alt text, and this extends to any posts quoting those

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Daiz @daiz.moe · 24/09/2026
Oh, no wonder Discord is pushing so hard on forced identification ("age verification"). They've got gambling ads to serve!
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 02/10/2026
@mothersbasement.bsky.social
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU IM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR!!!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! Thank you for caring about my work and thank you for all the support and sharing photos ❤️✨✨✨ (book -> linktr.ee/adhdalien/ )
Kiki (the adhd alien) is shown super happy and smiling at the bottom. At the top it says „I’m officially a bestselling author“, underneath it shows „feeling like an adhd alien“ on a list being number 10. On the side it says national bestseller category young adult.
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Can you believe it I got another starred review!!!! I thought like, fine, I'll be happy if I finish the book. BUT GETTING THESE RECOGNITIONS?? (linktr.ee/adhdalien/)
A dark background with a faded adhd alien character to the left. Text states "Feeling like an ADHD Alien" and lists various prestigious reviews and recognitions. Indie next Kids choice, "Instructive and visually adorable", "Expertly tackling the topic of ADHD in a straightforward yet whimsical way, this graphic novel is a must-buy for libraries.”, "...dozens of masterfully executed visual metaphors that powerfully drive home the feelings of both having and coming-to-terms with having ADHD.”
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crim @crim7x.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"It's you..." 💚🤎💜 Monster Girls Penelope Yukimura: Origin Chapter 1 Releases on October 4th! Please look forward to it!
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 31/08/2026
As an RS3 player: hell yeah, can't wait to start watching this 6-hour long video 😁
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Ami - BUY MY BOOK 🏳️‍⚧️📚💙 @amithero.bot · 22/08/2026
HAHAHA THIS CODEBASE IS SO FUCKING FUNNY IT MAKES ME WANT TO MERGE WITHOUT LOOKING
A skit character from family guy, driving a yellow hummer while rambling about Madagascar
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 20/08/2026
I have got "actually couldn't hold down a grown-up office job" level ADHD. it's pretty severe. it impacts my life in various ways for which I have basically never received support. and I will fucking clothesline anyone who tries to gatekeep care & support to people they think are less impacted
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 14/08/2026
Side note: I *love* the final OP. It's the perfect opening for capping off this series; it calls back to the original trio when they were in high school and showcases all the characters that we've met since then, along with how they all contribute in their own unique ways. youtu.be/ycH4Twoq83I?...
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アニメ『Dr.STONE SCIENCE FUTURE』第3クールノンクレジットOP映像/「スキンズ」ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
YouTube video by TOHO animation チャンネル
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 14/08/2026
Aw man, I was fine last night, but now I'm getting emotional thinking about it now that it's over. It has a really good story, and the ending is making me reminisce about the whole journey, from the very beginning. It's always held a special spot in my heart as a great show for science-lovers...,
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 14/08/2026
Last night, my mom and I finally finished watching Dr. STONE. Damn, that's a good show ♥️
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 06/08/2026
Nice!
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 21/07/2026
Wait when did Crunchyroll add the English dub for Haikyuu?!
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EVE Vanguard @evevanguard.com · 07/07/2026
Attention, Warclone, Operation Avalon is now live. The next Alpha playtest for EVE Vanguard has begun, and New Eden needs Warclones willing to risk everything. Every deployment, every extraction, every victory, and every piece of feedback helps shape the future of the game.
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Jón Kristinsson @jonkk.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
"if you keep publicly shaming people for using AI, they will just hide that they're using AI" yeah, that's sort of the point of shaming people.. right now, I'd rather they shamefully hide their use of it, than proudly show it, because with no profits all the AI co's. have is hype..
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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 13/06/2024
A monitor portrait on a portrait monitor.
A photo of a desk with a retro mac setup on it, including a portrait monitor. On the portrait monitor is a greyscale painting in a ~17th century style of a gentlemanly monitor lizard - a monitor portrait.
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Eri!!!! :03 ΘΔ @mandateofheaven.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I can't stop thinking about this video since I saw it last night
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 08/05/2026
My dumb ass just woke up from a nap thinking it was 12 hours later than it actually was. I was scrambling to get ready for work, about to decide that I was just going to have to join scrum from my laptop at home and then head to the office late, but no, it's still "yesterday" (today, May 7th)
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 17/04/2026
One of the "Big Four" NPC empire factions in EVE Online just elected a non-binary science genius as its next president as the result of player participation in an in-game event and I *love* it universe.eveonline.com/new-eden-new...
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Alix Moreau Elected President of Gallente Federation
Moreau Celebrates Election Victory Alix Moreau, with 34.8%% of the popular vote and only one more district than Soraya Roden, has been elected President of the Gallente Federation. The Governor of Bou...
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I'm done hating myself, I just wanna sleep adhd-alien.com patreon.com/adhd_alien/
Panel 1: The ADHD Alien character stands against a pink background, looking determined. She says: “I’m done constantly having to better myself!” A caption adds: “I’ll keep taking responsibility for my actions and growth,” and below: “but I’m tired of having to prove to the world that I’m not lazy about my ADHD symptoms.”

Panel 2: Split scene. On the left, she points and shouts: “Read more books!” and “Think of how your ADHD affects others!” On the right, she is on all fours, struggling under a heavy stack of books. Panel 3: Warm, glowing scene labeled “To myself.” A gentle, glowing figure speaks to her: “You are enough, right now. Face situations as they arise,” and “keep growing from a place of love, not of feeling not good enough.” A small heart floats between them.
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
ADHD Hypervigilance & Relationships (2/2)
Panel 5: Gentle moment. Partner says: “You’re worried again, hm?” She answers: “Yup.” He adds: “It’s ok, let’s go through our to-dos.” Caption below: “But you see me.”Panel6:  a hand reaching out supportively. Text reads: “Instead of demanding I function, you try to reach me where I’m at. You’re not trying to save me, you just make an effort to see MY reality.”Panel 7: Warm, glowing scene. The ADHD Alien character rests her head peacefully against a partner. Text reads: “I don’t have to hide myself so that I can love the way I’m ‘supposed to’. I owe it to me to allow my feelings, and to you to voice them.”
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
What if I’m just bad at relationships? (1/2) Prints / More Comics: adhd-alien.com
Panel 1: A couple sits together on a couch. Text above explains: “It’s hard for me to relax into love because I’ve learnt that: relaxing → forgetting something → disaster & punishment.” A thought reads: “What if I’m just bad at love?”Panel 2: Close-up of the character looking sad. Text: “My ADHD comes with real, severe consequences.” Speech bubbles say: “Just relax” and “You’re just catastrophizing.” Caption adds: “I once forgot to answer my insurance so it got cancelled.”Panel 3: The Alien clings to her partner, looking disconnected. Text: “It’s making me feel disconnected at times where I should feel attached, where I should be bonding and loving. It makes me feel like I’m just bad at love.”Panel 4: The character turns away, resentful. Thoughts read: “He doesn’t have to deal with all of this!” and “Now I need to be loving on top of everything!” Caption: “And again, I’m failing at being loving.”
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
No friendly fire please Comic archive adhd-alien.com
A split-background comic. On the left, a simplified figure gestures dismissively and says: “I have ADHD and I don’t have those problems.” A smaller speech bubble adds: “You’re just looking for excuses!” The background is purple and feels confrontational.
On the right, the ADHD Alien character faces forward with a calm but firm expression and gives a thumbs-up. She responds: “Really happy for you, but ADHD is different for everyone.” The background is warm yellow, signaling reassurance and self-confidence.
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 10/02/2026
Oh hey, in case anyone missed it, the old pronoun labeler is gone, but there's a new one: bsky.app/profile/pron...
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
It’s over for y’all when I can finally decide what project to finish Comic Archive / Resources adhd-alien.com
A split-image titled “The duality of my ADHD.” On the left, the ADHD Alien character looks overwhelmed, holding a tangled mass of colorful ribbons over their head. Text reads: “Burdened by a billion thoughts, struggling to finish anything.” The background is dark blue and heavy in tone. On the right, the same character appears calm and content, gently holding flowing, colorful ribbons. Text reads: “Master of a billion thoughts and ideas, connecting them like no one else can.” The background is warm and soft.
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Fiiine, guess I’ll be nice to myself then ADHD resources help.adhd-alien.com
illustration with blue background, a character with antenna is looking at the camera, summoning sparkles from her hand. A text says "This year I will grow not because I'm not good enough, but because I want to be nicer to myself.
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Wanting to fit into society by *checks notes* having a clean desk Prints / Comic Archive adhd-alien.com Patreon patreon.com/adhd_alien/
A split-panel comic. On the left, under the heading “People’s opinions,” a stern-looking person points a finger and says, “Don’t take meds just to fit in and be more productive!” The background is blue. On the right, under the heading “My reality,” a cheerful character with cat-like features happily wipes a desk, with sparkles around them, saying, “Hehe, I can finally clean my desk!” The background is warm and glowing. The comic contrasts public judgment about ADHD medication with the personal relief it can bring.
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 13/01/2026
Oh yeah BTW, I watched Distant Lands, then watched Fionna and Cake Season 1 and got caught up on Season 2, then watched the last few episodes of F&C S2 as they aired. It's all really good :)
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 01/01/2026
Get Wildgate while you can, it's SUPER fun!
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Prii @priichu.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
My 3D ghost girl OC for spooky month One day I'll give her a name
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 01/01/2026
Oh finally, this feed is so much better
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verti @verti.blue · 21/12/2025
A bundle of joy!
Illustration of Gris, floating in yellow space with a lot of props around her
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The “gift” of ADHD (Part 1) Prints adhd-alien.com Support patreon.com/adhd_alien/
Comic titled: “The ‘gift’ of ADHD – Part 1/2.”
Panel 1: The ADHD Alien character sits at a desk with papers, looking frustrated. Text reads: “When I’m not interested in a task, it’s so hard to start.”
Panel 2: Bright, glowing scene. A golden, angel-like version of the character appears as the character looks amazed at a small dinosaur. Text: “But when something interests me, my brain will hyperfocus like there’s no tomorrow.” Speech bubble from the glowing figure: “Let’s use all that brain energy to research dinosaurs!”
Caption below: “This is what people refer to as THE ‘gift’ of ADHD.”
Panel 3: The glow fades. The character looks exhausted while the golden figure dismisses her. Text: “But it comes at a cost.”
Thought and speech bubbles say: “I didn’t drink all day.” “Or spoke to my boyfriend…” “Can we take a break?” The glowing figure replies: “Hahaha, no.”
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I have now had Runza at the insistence of @agingwheels.bsky.social. I believe I now have a much richer understanding of the spirit of Nebraska.
The exterior of a Runza restaurant. Awnings advertise that it has "frings" (a mix of french fries and rather terrible onion rings), runza sandwiches, famous french fries, legendary burgers. 

The marquee sign out front says "Philly runs a we meat again"
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Ami - BUY MY BOOK 🏳️‍⚧️📚💙 @amithero.bot · 10/12/2025
let your kids be into greek gods where everyone is confirmed to be neurodivergent in some way instead of transphobic magic
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 06/12/2025
And now, I've finished Adventure Time. I'm still processing my thoughts on the ending, but I really liked it - especially the stuff with Fern, the treehouse, and Shermy and Beth! Not to mention Time Adventure, which was probably the highlight for me :D Next up, Distant Lands!
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Josh Foreman @josh-foreman.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Tumblr user nocryptographer:
I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation.
A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written.
AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence.
Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same.
There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that.
I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it. 
If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene... 
then it's real.
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Ami - BUY MY BOOK 🏳️‍⚧️📚💙 @amithero.bot · 03/12/2025
maybe we should help people if they ask for it
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 30/11/2025
Having never really watched it when it was originally airing, I started binging #AdventureTime a few weeks ago, and MAN I wish I would've watched this show when it first came out!
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
5 panel comic. Panel 1: the adhd alien figure greets her brain, asking if the brain is ready for some work today. Panel 2: the brain is crying and mumbling. Panel 3: the alien is pleading with the brain that they need to get a lot of things done. Panel 4: the brain is hissing like a cat. Panel 5: the alien simply says „ok then“
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
It’s definitely a head empty day for me
A comic with two sides. The top says “my two adhd moods”. Left side: too many thoughts. The character is seen chatting endlessly about random things. Right side: head empty. The character can hardly finish a sentence because they’re not remembering words.
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
When my caveman brain thinks doing chores is as dangerous as touching a crocodile
Comic explains ADHD-related task paralysis.
Panel 1: Character raises a fist, saying, “Even when I really want to or have to do something, I often end up being unable to move my body at all.” Text note: “Hasn’t moved in 40 minutes.”
Panel 2: “That’s because my brain doesn’t feel as rewarded when completing tasks as people without ADHD.”Panel 3: Scene changes, the character is a caveman holding a rock in a desert. Text: “So it thinks I’m bad at surviving by doing unrewarding tasks.” Caveman says, “Walk desert?” Pink brain character replies: “No, I think you’ll starve. There’s no benefit to this!”
Panel 4: “So this is what my brain thinks I’m trying to do.” Character grins near a crocodile: “I want to touch the crocodile ahahaha!” Brain yells: “Nooo! Don’t do this!”
Panel 5: “But this is what I’m actually trying to do.” Character reaches toward a bill: “Please… I need to pay my bills.” Brain screams: “Noooo… You’ll die!!”
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Daiz @daiz.moe · 29/10/2025
New article on ★ daiz.moe ★ Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason daiz.moe/crunchyroll-... A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes! Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
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Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason | Daiz.moe
With the Fall 2025 anime season, Crunchyroll demonstrates zero respect for anime as a medium as the presentation quality of its subtitles reach an all-time low.
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Why is there such a big gap between wanting to and actually doing something? Explained with SQUIRRELS!
Page 1 – The ADHD Gap

Comic shows a person with mismatched socks standing on a cliff edge, looking at some clothes on the ground. Across a wide gap, there’s a washing machine with detergent bottles and a laundry basket.
Text: “The ADHD Gap – between wanting to do something and actually doing it.”
Speech bubble: “I should put that away, sometime…” → arrow to “Actually putting it away.”
Below, title: “Why does it happen?”
A squirrel in a tie and hat holds a nut and says: “I’ll explain it with squirrels.”Page 2 – ADHD Reward Cycle (Non-ADHD vs ADHD)

Header: “ADHD Reward Cycle – Non-ADHD.”
Four squirrel scenes in a loop:
1️⃣ “Our brain evaluates if an action will be worth spending our resources (energy, time) on it.”
2️⃣ “The last time we felt rewarded, so imagining doing it already releases dopamine.” (+Dopamine)
3️⃣ “Thanks to the dopamine, our brain starts the action.”
4️⃣ “Once done, we feel rewarded and our brain remembers this.” (+Dopamine)
Below, section “ADHD”: a tired squirrel looks at a bare tree.
Text: “In ADHD, there is a lack of dopamine, so our brain might not feel rewarded for finishing a task.”Page 3 – ADHD Reward Cycle (continued)

Title: “ADHD Reward Cycle – ADHD.”
A squirrel stands next to an empty battery icon: “Without reward, our dopamine tanks don’t get refilled.”
A gray squirrel warns: “It wasn’t worth the cost, don’t do it again!”
Text: “That’s where arguing with our brain starts.”
Next scenes:
– Squirrel planting a seed: “ADHD hinders our ability to look forward to and be motivated by future rewards.”
– Squirrel happily eating candy: “+Dopamine.”
Footnote: “With ADHD, dopamine might have less effect; a lack can have causes like increased dopamine re-uptake.”
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 31/10/2025
Oh yeah, by the way: WE DID IT!
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 29/10/2025
(pssst... @thisweekinvideogames.com...)
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Connor @connortheaweso.me · 29/10/2025
#RuneScape is putting up a vote to remove Treasure Hunter (lootbox-style MTX option) and majorly scale back other pay-to-win options, as well as commit to improving other fundamentals of the game. secure.runescape.com/m=news/vote-...
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Vote On The Future of Treasure Hunter, MTX & RuneScape - News - RuneScape - RuneScape
The future of RuneScape is in your hands.
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Posters available here :) -> adhd-alien.com
Comic showing problems with ADHD motivation.
Text: “Even when I want to cook, pleading won’t turn the stove on. Telling the stove about the consequences won’t magically turn it on, either. The buttons randomly appear sometimes but not other times, so I lose trust in myself. I procrastinate, hoping the deadline approaching will make the buttons appear. Being scolded just makes me think there is something wrong with ME, not the stove. I worry that while other people have been living their lives, I’m still stuck on basics.”
Images show the character pleading, holding a late-fee bill, watering plants, being scolded, and sitting sadly before a dusty stove.Comic continuing the stove-button metaphor.
Text: “Understimulation – Doing boring tasks can feel torturous, as I have to keep turning the buttons back on every few minutes. Slow Momentum – Sometimes starting is the hardest, as buttons seem to weigh a million tons. Hyperfocus – Sometimes I manage to turn the stove on but can’t regulate the heat and end up burning myself out. Some tasks require more buttons than others.”
Images show the character bored beside the stove, then straining to push a heavy button, then a boiling pot overflowing with flames, and finally a washing machine labeled “Some tasks require more buttons.”
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
How I explain Executive Dysfunction with "Buttons" or: why I'm not just lazy, I'm fighting myself. 3 Comic series, part 1 of 3. Next part on Thursday :)
Comic explaining ADHD motivation with a stove metaphor.
Text: “You can explain ADHD motivation like a stove with retractable buttons.” A pot sits on a stove with two knobs. Text continues: “The buttons are the ‘motivation’ to start an action. When the stove gets turned on, an action gets started. When people want to cook, they press the buttons and turn the stove on. But for me, the buttons don’t appear, so I can’t start cooking.”
At the bottom, the character with short black hair and yellow antennae tries pressing the stove knobs repeatedly but nothing happens.
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M. Kirin 📶⚡ @mkirin.itch.io · 16/11/2024
"i hope this site doesn't end up like the last one :(" Hope has nothing to do with it--DO YOUR PART! Twitter & Truth Social are dying. Their users are used to farming outrage for engagement. Don't give them any! 🚫 Don't argue with them! 🚫 Don't quote them! ✅ #BlockAndMoveOn
A poster showing a weeping skull wearing a red hat. The skeleton is holding a smartphone that is showing no comments, shares, or likes, as though no one is interacting with its posts. The text on the poster reads "This account does not feed trolls. Block and move on."
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