I came to a startling realization this morning while getting ready to start my day. I plan my day around various contingencies because I know that if I don’t feel like doing a task, nothing will stop me from not doing it. It’s like I live in fear of myself like I’m some sort of moody army general and I have to work around my own impulsiveness. I take adderall and that helps me to focus but most of my adhd problems are things that I’m not sure medicine will help. Has anyone successfully gotten at least a little handle on their productivity? How did you do it?

I’ll also explain what made me come to this realization. I had the thought, “thank God I’ve been in mood to be frugal recently, I’m scared of when that feeling goes away and I start spending money on stupid shit again” So yeah, impulsivity is a problem 😅

  • zero_spelled_with_an_ecksEnglish
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    19 days ago

    Mental prosthetics. Basically set up systems when you’re capable to support when you’re less so.

    For your frugality example, lower the limit on your card, never save it for future use on a website, remove it from your wallet and put it in an inconvenient place. Next time you get impulsive, you’ll have to overcome the inertia of having to do extra steps and it’ll be harder to drain your bank accounts.

    For things you want to do, reduce the friction. I have wet erase magnets that I write my todos on so I have a physical reminder if I forget between one room and another.