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My main problem is guiding hyperfocus to the thing that needs to get done right now. I have a weird anxiety avoidance that makes me willing to do almost anythi
by mrkstu 6y ago
My main problem is guiding hyperfocus to the thing that needs to get done right now.
I have a weird anxiety avoidance that makes me willing to do almost anything, including very hard things, if it isn't the thing that is necessary. I can hyperfocus on just about anything else.
I've slowly learned to redirect back to the necessary thing, but its been a decades long path to overcome the tendency.
- mjayhn 6y agoMeditation helped me out with my ADHD way, way more than I expected. It took about a month of daily 10-20 minute practice but it gave me this control over my racing thoughts and shiny distractions that felt completely foreign to me. Like oh, I do have this willpower muscle I just haven't been using it much. I'm speaking in past tense because since covid I haven't meditated and my mind has become a racing mess. If you can will yourself into doing it I'd highly recommend trying it. You can always stop if you don't see a benefit.