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I have a few recommendations that don't involve adding another piece of software. - Adjust your expectations. It's possible that you have less productive capac
by ravenstine 3y ago
I have a few recommendations that don't involve adding another piece of software.
- Adjust your expectations. It's possible that you have less productive capacity than others. To try and be as productive as they are may actually be little else than self punishment. Consider a smaller daily goal such as "I will get at least one thing done today."
- Consider going to bed earlier, waking up earlier, and getting to work ASAP. I used to sleep later and only start working at 9am, like most people, until I noticed that I was insanely productive the days I got up early and just started work right after showering. Now I get up at 6am and crank out work for at least 4 hours. There's a few things at play here. Firstly, there's nobody around during these hours to distract me. Secondly, I believe both the elevated hormones upon first waking up really help with focus and general alertness. Am I the most productive employee in the world? Not really, but I'm still way more productive when I just get right to work. Although this suggestion may seem like a non-answer in regards to procrastination, I find that I'm far more likely to address something I need to do during that window of time.
- Try taking cold showers. They have neurological effects that are beneficial for ADHD, notably elevated dopamine.
- Get a diagnosis to figure out if you really have ADHD or if you are just overworking yourself. If you actually have ADHD, medication can help a lot. This is based on my experience. I wish I got on medication a lot sooner.
- If you do things like play music or podcasts while you work, avoid doing so for a while and see what happens. Or if you really want something on in the background, make it something like smooth jazz or piano on low volume. Oddly enough, I realized my work is just better if either I'm playing something gentle in the background or just listening to nothing at all.