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Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer

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Re: Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer

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Post by b33j0r »

keyle wrote: post #33

This hits home. I think we need to really take a hard look at today's world of tech and how we communicate and collaborate. I find that, if time allows, I get a massive productivity boost after 4:30pm and everyone is either winding down or leaving. All the sudden, the walls flatten, the horizon deepens and I enter a deep state of flow. Around 10 AM, after an elongated "stand up", I should be ready to go... And yet it…

I have been fired while I was off getting more insurance-approved stimulants.

You ask us to perform unreasonably tops, then hate us for inventing doordash and shit because: we were smart labor, not cheap.

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Post by sureglymop »

ShamelessC wrote: post #62

I love how this community has such a disproportionate number of people who have ADHD. It's almost like programming is actually just incredibly difficult to pay attention to for any normal human being and the field is competitive enough that people basically have to find a way to get a prescription for stimulants. (Honestly not trying to discredit anyone actually suffering from ADHD, just seem implausible to me that s…

It may also be that many individuals who are on the autism spectrum also present with comorbid ADHD. And that things like coding, solving logic puzzles, rationality etc is disproportionately more interesting to people somewhere on the autism spectrum. But.. I don't know.

Re: Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer

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Post by navjack27 »

keyle wrote: post #33

This hits home. I think we need to really take a hard look at today's world of tech and how we communicate and collaborate. I find that, if time allows, I get a massive productivity boost after 4:30pm and everyone is either winding down or leaving. All the sudden, the walls flatten, the horizon deepens and I enter a deep state of flow. Around 10 AM, after an elongated "stand up", I should be ready to go... And yet it…

I think ADHD is the new norm.

Huh? ADHD is a debilitating and disabling disorder... I don't think you're talking about ADHD.

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Post by FullKirby »

keyle wrote: post #33

This hits home. I think we need to really take a hard look at today's world of tech and how we communicate and collaborate. I find that, if time allows, I get a massive productivity boost after 4:30pm and everyone is either winding down or leaving. All the sudden, the walls flatten, the horizon deepens and I enter a deep state of flow. Around 10 AM, after an elongated "stand up", I should be ready to go... And yet it…

Being distracted (even a lot) and actually having ADHD are very different things

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Post by greenie_beans »

Teridee wrote: post #112
keyle wrote: post #33

This hits home. I think we need to really take a hard look at today's world of tech and how we communicate and collaborate. I find that, if time allows, I get a massive productivity boost after 4:30pm and everyone is either winding down or leaving. All the sudden, the walls flatten, the horizon deepens and I enter a deep state of flow. Around 10 AM, after an elongated "stand up", I should be ready to go... And yet it…

At my company, we have daily standups and they throw off my whole morning. I only really work effectively when I am left to it and so have outlook/slack/messages turned off during periods where I am trying to focus - has got me in trouble with management a few times but I am not sure what else i can do. The piece was a good read but its so personal to me that it doesn't really help sadly.

daily check-in throws off my morning too. i have an hour from when i start til check-in, which is not enough time to get into deep work. looking forward to moving to a new timezone where i can take advantage of that timing with two hours before check-in.

Re: Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer

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Post by blitz_skull »

chx wrote: post #126

This again? A blog post stuffed with stolen art and often heard but absolutely not working advice? > Every morning, I start my day by planning it out in a custom template that displays my Google Calendar events and Todoist task list. For real? One of the best ADHD tools I am aware of is called the Anti Planner. It doesn't take long to find posts like "why to-do lists don't work for people with ADHD" https://coachjess…

Yeah but ADHD is different for everyone. Most if not all of the strategies mentioned work for me.

> stolen art

It looked AI-generated to me.

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Post by LeonM »

dymk wrote: post #132
findthewords wrote: post #100

Best productivity hack is to unplug the ethernet cable.

I can't find the ethernet cable on my phone :(

Depends a bit on the model, but you should be able to find it close to the mobile data toggle, do not disturb toggle and the physical power button.

Re: Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer

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Post by Podgajski »

viraptor wrote: post #155
Podgajski wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nutritional studies are hard to get funding for in the first place, never mind the follow-ups. They found nothing in the study, because IMI they were measuring the wrong neurotransmitters. Dopamine is not the cause of the symptoms. It has to do with glutamate and GABA Balance. Since stimulants can control effect glutamate and GABA as well as Dopamine , that’s why there is all the confusion. B6 also plays a role in gl…

It looks like you have a whole stash of related papers. If you could send all those links, I'd really appreciate it.

They all stashed my brain after years of researching nutritional psychiatry.

As far as ADHD goes, I just suggest searching both PubMed and Google scholar for ADHD, glutamate and GABA.

I think glutamate and GABA play a larger, or fundenental role, in most psychiatric disorders.

Re: Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer

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Post by iillexial »

I'm having my first visit to a doctor regarding my symptoms this week. Very interested if I need a treatment and what they will say. My main problem is craving for dopamine: nicotine, caffeinated drinks, hot shower, games, tv shows, drugs - I just cannot focus, I crave for something to stimulate my brain, and sometimes I end up abusing substances because of this. For example, I used 5-7 doses of nicotine spray per hour. Just like a mouse that found a button for dopamine release. I think if I can eliminate this, I will feel much better.
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