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It’s strong enough that I’d prefer most levels of pain to being bored.
Adderal took that pain away. (I am diagnosed ADHD)
I no longer “avoid” stuff that I used to in the past. Even when I’m off adderal. Focus is not as good, but I don’t have that fear of pain anymore.
I use audiobooks when I have housework to do. An interesting story makes a big difference
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I am exactly the same, though ADHD medication has helped tremendously in this respect. Terrible context switching, not lack of attention, is the bane of my existence. Have you ever had a test?
You're absolutely right! I've personally only just been diagnosed, well into my thirties, and am on month 3 of trying to get my medication correct, compounded with fun things like pandemic lockdown. It's a ride.
This article gives great advice, but there's also the other end that I personally struggle with, namely: where's the reward? I noticed that it's especially hard for me to bring things to the state of "100% done", because the emotional reward for that is so much smaller than getting to the first 70%. I tried shifting my thinking about this by treating that 70% as an actual 50% (given the time spent), but it feels like…
Theres this thing called "the 80/20 rule". Story time: My dad used to work at Sainsbury's (big UK supermarket chain). One day the CEO (Lord Sainsbury I think he said it was) popped over to his desk. " , you do great work. I know I can always count on you." "But... You spend so much effort on details that don't end up being important. The first 80% of your work takes as long as the last 20%." "The thing is, that first…
In one such session I actually completed a project I had put off for years
Isn't this the idea behind Getting Things Done in a nutshell?
Time boxing is the best treatment I've found. A project may feel overwelming, but usually I can bring myself to bite off one tomato (25 minutes) of it. I can generally make a noticeable amount of progress in that time, and more importantly, clarify the next actions whose ambiguities have been leading me to procrastinate. In one such session I actually completed a project I had put off for years
Whenever I do something. I assume that it's going to be a business failure. That helps me to avoid procrastination which could otherwise arise out of a fear of failure. Business success is not within my own control so everything I do needs to have a "fallback purpose". Everything I do is at once a business opportunity, a learning experience and a technical stepping stone which I can re-use for future projects. All of…
As I understand it, you approach your work as if it were a prototype to be discarded soon. That actually makes sense if you have a natural tendency to fret about quality.
>'Just get started'? If I could just get started then I wouldn't have a procrastination problem." I thought: fair enough. This never worked for me. I write one sentence or do the small task and then I go off and do something else. Perhaps it's due to my (bad) habit of context-switching but either way I've never benefited much from this approach despite often trying it.
I am exactly the same, though ADHD medication has helped tremendously in this respect. Terrible context switching, not lack of attention, is the bane of my existence. Have you ever had a test?
At university a councilor (or similar) said they believe I have ADHD but it was near the end of a school year so nothing came out of it.
For what is worth, I've tried most common adhd meds on my own and while they definitely they also ruin my sleep so I am not convinced that going through the hassle of getting an official diagnosis will help all that much.
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“ > Procrastination is driven by our desire to avoid difficult emotions, says expert” That makes sense for some procrastination, but other procrastination is laziness. Mopping the floor, taking out the garbage, mowing the lawn types of procrastination... those are under your own purview and don’t involve big emotions or decisions... So I think it explains some kinds of procrastination but not all.
One of the best things I've ever learned was to recognize that voice when it says "I can do that later" and instead decide to do it right now . The payoff is huge!