Do you do things but sometimes don't know why? (hyperfocus?)

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Some examples. I've purchased 15 -20 vinyl records but I don't have a record player...

I was recently looking at zippo lighters, I neither smoke nor go camping,but yet I was looking at youtube videos and stores where I could buy them.

I also had a thing a while back where I was looking at DSLR cameras, I watched all the unboxing/review videos on youtube, and learned about the concepts of DSLR photography. Do I want a camera? I don't believe I do.

Sometimes I have went ahead and purchased stuff, I would normally just look at it once and that's it. I think I have some Dvd's that are still in the cellophane!

I don't think this would be classified as "special interests". It's more like I hyper focus on things.

Does anyone else have this behaviour?

I can sort of relate, because I tend to go absolutely nuts during Steam sales and I end up buying tons of games I almost never play. Sometimes, I'll be going through my library and I'll think "holy s**t, I have this game?!?" but then I don't end up installing it because I don't feel like wasting bandwidth or whatever.

I tend to compulsively hoard other things I find online that I like too, such as bookmarks, pictures, music... the files on my computer are incredibly disorganized, and I have all sorts of stuff that goes back years and years that I've never bothered to sort, and I always get overwhelmed whenever I attempt to.

In the past I also hoarded things like computer parts and old electronics, but I've cut down my stash quite a bit. Still need to go through some of it and sort it though. It doesn't help that most of it is in my grandparents' shed a few hours away...

I'm similar with the computer stuff, i've got loads of random files! I've also got lots of random cables and electrical stuff. Stumbled across a 128mb memory card the other day from my first digital camera! It cost me £30 about 10 years