## Related pages - [[ADHD Paralysis]] - [[Executive Dysfunction]] I have it. I wasn't diagnosed until I was about [[30]]. Like all people who are diagnosed late I think about what could have been. How much better my career and relationships would be if I was made aware that I was [[neurodivergent]] earlier on and got help and medication. As I'm getting older I dislike having ADHD more and more. It's hard to ignore the many, many that it negatively impacts my life. In particular I hate the [[ADHD Tax]]. And one of the things I dislike the most is how it affects my relationship with books. I love reading and learning new things. But reading with ADHD is when I feel most like it’s a _disability_. I struggle to maintain focus on what I’m reading and I forget things very easily. I have to take extensive notes and review them often just to retain _some_ of that I’ve read. ## Tips - Set reasonable expectations for yourself. You're might never cook dinner from scratch every night. You're never going to be a productivity beast. If you ask too much of yourself you're always going to feel down about yourself. - Utilise time blocking. If you can. I understand it can be really tough sticking to a schedule. - Ask just three tasks for yourself each day. A small, medium and large one. - Timers can be useful for giving yourself a sense of urgency. And ideally use ‘real world’ timers. Make yourself a coffee and _then_ start cleaning. You will move **fast** knowing that coffee is getting cold, and will get the task done in no time at all (via [clowes.blog](https://clowes.blog/2024/06/14/cleaning-tip-for.html)). Or try and empty the dishwasher before the kettle boils. - Being busy might help. My ADHD is worse when I have breathing room. At my last job it was go-go-go all the time – I didn’t have time to procrastinate or perfect an email. It was then or never. It felt like my ADHD barely existed. At my current job there’s no sense of urgency. So my ADHD rears its ugly head a lot more. One of the toughest periods of my life was when I had an unwell girlfriend. However, the demands of looking after he were so intense that I oddly took great joy in one part of it: my ADHD wasn’t as present. I couldn’t put off doing something for her because it would have massive consequences. [[2024-11-24 1]] - Set location-based reminders. I’m going to the shop and ask my Mum if she wants anything. “Milk”. I know I’ll arrive in about 10 minutes. So I set a reminder in 10 minutes time. But I arrive at the shop in 12 minutes. I saw the milk reminder. But in the two minutes from seeing it to entering the shop I’ve forgotten about the milk. Location-based reminders help with this. In the past it was a pain to do though. Only advanced to-do apps supported them. And it was slow or cumbersome to add locations. I recommend Todoist. It makes it easy. ([[2024-12-14]]) ## Links - /r/ADHD - [What is your recommendations in terms of diet for ADHD ?](https://old.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/6ttnbb/what_is_your_recommendations_in_terms_of_diet_for/) *** *Created: [[2024-05-24]]*