Reading HN via an RSS reader on my phone has helped my ADHD. Using the Feeder app I can skim headlines, find ones that interest me, pin them for coming back to later and bookmark for saving for posterity. Feeder lets me bulk mark posts as read so that I don't have to see old posts again. Navigating RSS feeds from my phone not my computer means I separate work and procrastination more effectively.
Ask HN: How do ADHD people cope on here?
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#112> There’s a never ending number of things I bookmark. One of the key features of ADHD is a never-ending list of things to do. Edward M. Hallowell (who wrote "Driven to Distraction") remarks that perhaps it is the most characteristic feature of ADHD. Previously, browser crashes saved my sanity— killing dozens of open tabs with fascinating articles. Now I try to let it go . In a Zen/stoic way, knowing that nothing will…
Not only have I experienced this crash phenomenon in browser form like you, I also experienced it in life form! I unexpectedly became a dad, which was a chaotic enough “moment” that I lost track of everything. I was not prepared for this. All my lists and systems came “crashing” down and I found myself at first lost… then free.
I deliberately saved myself using the baby as a “mental excuse” to be ok with “clearing my list” completely. I then put therapy at the top of my new list.
Now I have a much more solid handle on my ADHD (which is important when you have a kiddo).
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#113I feel you. There’s so much good stuff out there. But you’re only capable of handling so much. You’re under no obligation to process every piece of information you think you might like, and moreover - you shouldn’t. You’d be setting yourself up for disappointment. The way I work is I acknowledge my limits and follow my gut. Sounds vague but that’s what I got.
no, there is so much crap out there - just learn to ignore it
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#114> There’s a never ending number of things I bookmark. One of the key features of ADHD is a never-ending list of things to do. Edward M. Hallowell (who wrote "Driven to Distraction") remarks that perhaps it is the most characteristic feature of ADHD. Previously, browser crashes saved my sanity— killing dozens of open tabs with fascinating articles. Now I try to let it go . In a Zen/stoic way, knowing that nothing will…
Yeah, this is definitely how I ended up dealing with it too. I just replaced my computer as the motherboard failed and hadn't setup sync on chrome. I have 1000s of links I no longer have access to and haven't missed them once in 3 months. File and forget is incredibly effective when you have ADHD. There are just too many things that are "interesting" that you'll never have time to do anything about. Just write it dow…
stores this thread on three different devices for later reading because it's interesting but there are more important things to do before getting there
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#115I run an instance of yacy where I index pages that I would otherwise bookmark.
It prevents the infinite mega list forming and if you ever do need the knowledge then it has full text search and you can find it again.
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#116If it'd take longer than 5 minutes or so to read the article I chuck it into Instapaper.
From there I've got my instapaper feed in my RSS reader, I'll give them a read whenever I've got a spare moment.
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#117you can be addicted to the guardian? i have read the grauniad since i was 18 or so, thus for over 50 years. there are perhaps two or three articles in the average day that might be worth reading, plus the new word game that i got 100% on today (supercriticality) but that only takes me 20 mins or so. what can you find there to interest you so much?
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#118I'm going to tell you what worked for me, with the explicit caveat that it may not work for you and/or you may not find it palatable. I use browser extensions to timegate the time spent in websites that I know hit me in my weak spots and tend to send me into time-wasting sessions that I have nothing to show for. There's Stayfocusd and Leechblock, and probably other alternatives. This worked for a few years, but it st…
Ugh, wish it was easier to get hold of ADHD meds (or even a diagnosis) here in the UK. I've got it, well aware I have and have avoided even attempting to go to the GP to get medicated as from what I can see the wait times go into the years. Is it 'worth it'? I.E is your life noticably beter for being medicated for it?
I have been on Ritalin for 5 years when I was a teenager. The side effects are strong, the benefits are weak.
Side effects:
* After eating I do not feel full. Never. There is a feeling of "my stomach starts to hurt, there is hardly any place left". * I am scared of the dark, I remember all the horror movie snippets I have seen in my life
The side effects still reside today
Benefit:
* After getting off Ritalin, my marks in school dropped by half a grade. Which is not that much, I still ranked best of class.
It was a good decision for my personal development to drop Ritalin.
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#119I don’t. I’m just waiting to get fired and die.
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#120The book four thousand weeks by oliver burkeman or even just reading through his news letters is helpful to understand a different approach to time management and a philosophy of accepting finitute, I understand your issue, I am the same, but I think the freedom comes from understanding that you cannot win, you cannot find a solution to your question, there is just too much and always will be too much for you to do or that you could do and that is okay. Once you come to terms with that, it allows you to stop trying to do everything or follow every interesting path and get to work on something worthwhile.