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Individual experiences of ADHD remain varied - it sounds like you have some significant executive dysfunction (I do as well), and it responded well to your medi

Individual experiences of ADHD remain varied - it sounds like you have some significant executive dysfunction (I do as well), and it responded well to your medication. I'm really happy for you! I get so tired of popular wisdom that assumes that all people experience life in essentially the same way, and that the 'recipe for success' should be universal. "Discipline" is a nonsense word to the folks with executive dysfunction, you might as well tell us that the key to personal success is learning how to fly. Everyone else is doing it, so it must be easy - you just need to try harder!

seti0Cha 4y ago
Exactly! I didn't start getting anywhere with anything until I realized that I should ignore what other people told me about getting stuff done. For whatever reason, I don't respond to normal motivators. There are a few giant labels that get slapped onto people to try to make sense of how different peoples' brains work but for a lot of people just fall somewhere in between. I'm not ADHD, but I'm...something. And I think that situation is a lot more common than is commonly acknowledged.
- m463 4y ago
  > normal motivators I have always thought that there are some "normal motivators" that are not commonly known. for example, there are tasks I get done when procrastinating a higher-importance task. (like getting cleaning done while procrastinating a term paper)
  - charlieflowers 4y ago
    That has been written about quite a bit. Can't remember any of the terms placed on it, but I've seen many Hacker News entries about maximizing that phenomenon.
    - lemonberry 4y ago
      The phrase coming to mind is productive procrastination. This isn't easy, but sometimes it works for me. One of the tricks is making sure it really is productive. For example, I work from home so picking up around the house or doing dishes can actually be very productive/helpful for me, but I've definitely found myself bogged down in mindless tasks that didn't really move the needle.
    - ar0b 4y ago
      Procrastivity
    - K2L8M11N2 4y ago
      http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/ http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/

seti0Cha 4y ago

Exactly! I didn't start getting anywhere with anything until I realized that I should ignore what other people told me about getting stuff done. For whatever reason, I don't respond to normal motivators. There are a few giant labels that get slapped onto people to try to make sense of how different peoples' brains work but for a lot of people just fall somewhere in between. I'm not ADHD, but I'm...something. And I think that situation is a lot more common than is commonly acknowledged.

m463 4y ago
> normal motivators I have always thought that there are some "normal motivators" that are not commonly known. for example, there are tasks I get done when procrastinating a higher-importance task. (like getting cleaning done while procrastinating a term paper)
- charlieflowers 4y ago
  That has been written about quite a bit. Can't remember any of the terms placed on it, but I've seen many Hacker News entries about maximizing that phenomenon.
  - lemonberry 4y ago
    The phrase coming to mind is productive procrastination. This isn't easy, but sometimes it works for me. One of the tricks is making sure it really is productive. For example, I work from home so picking up around the house or doing dishes can actually be very productive/helpful for me, but I've definitely found myself bogged down in mindless tasks that didn't really move the needle.
  - ar0b 4y ago
    Procrastivity
  - K2L8M11N2 4y ago
    http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/ http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/