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Diagnosed ADHD, taken a lot of meds over the years. At times I would have said it quadrupled my productivity. Over the last couple years I’ve focused a lot on l
by strontian 4y ago
Diagnosed ADHD, taken a lot of meds over the years. At times I would have said it quadrupled my productivity. Over the last couple years I’ve focused a lot on lifestyle and feel my performance is at all time highs, without meds.
The most helpful frame I’ve found for self improvement is to focus on what’s happening in your own body/mind/environment and tend to it and make it better from where it is. As opposed to having a plan/dream and trying to contort yourself to achieve it.
Ok, specific tips:
1. Exercise is fuel for your mind. I walk every morning and punctuate long periods of work with walks.
2. Think in terms of ‘now’. Eg I am choosing to play video games now. I am choosing to ___ now - In order for something to happen, sometime it needs to happen ‘now’.
3. Something that has been helpful to me is talking through problems. (I do this on my walks using a voice notes app). I don’t understand what’s at work here but it’s deeply profound.