• Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Question: if it started in 2020 and it’s arguably going stronger than ever, is it still a hyperfixation?

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      Only if it constantly overrides other obligations. I was fixated on a project to the exclusion of nearly everything for a couple years. It wasn’t healthy. But I succeeded at least lol.

    • octoperson@sh.itjust.works
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      May be a special interest? I don’t know if there’s a clear cut distinction, or where it would be, or if it’s even useful to make one.