The “rush” of leaving things unfinished
I know a bit about leaving things unfinished as a trait of ADHD - often in inexplicable ways. Usually I think of this in large terms - like the barn style shed I built 4-5 years ago that still doesn’t have doors or upper level siding on both ends. Or, being a software engineer, getting to the end of a process or project and struggling to gather the loose ends and tie a bow around the damn thing.
But tonight I was washing the dishes, as I do most every night, I realized something. I often leave one dish unwashed in the sink - not dirty, mind you, it is rinsed off so there is no food on it so it is safe to leave overnight - but I haven’t gone over it with my rag, and hot soapy water, and rinsed in hot water, and put in the drying area - I just leave it in the sink for tomorrow morning. And it struck me how very satisfying it feels to do this.
So I’m wondering, do you have any odd-but-oddly-satisfying things you leave undone simply because they scratch that itch somehow.
Or any other anecdotes about leaving things unfinished. I’m anxious to hear.