I second alarms. I use them throughout the day to prompt me to get a task completed. Also, everything for the task has to be nearby. I happened upon the concept from a food server. All items for their tasks were at their station. Now, take it step further and try to chain tasks by having one end where the next action begins.
Disappointed that it isn’t real
Glad we don’t wear those shirts anymore!
We are our worst enemy. There was an interesting piece on NPR (might be a TED Talk) about how our brains see our future selves the same as a stranger. Meaning we have the same amount of goodwill and empathy as for a random stranger on the street. Like, if you see someone in the rain without an umbrella, then think “sucks to be them” well, that is you tomorrow. Weird
I’m not a doctor, but those meds can’t be safe. Some can last a while, but those are sealed. If yours are in a bottle, they can go bad, absorb moisture, and go stale. That’s what I’ve been told by others.
I second the seclusion idea. We cannot be trusted with distractions. Remove them and you won’t have to resist or use will power. Speaking of will power, we don’t have as much as others. I’ve found routines are my lifeline. Each task or step has to complete near the beginning of the next one. The closer the better, so there is as little time for a distraction to interfere with the flow. One last thing, it doesn’t get better or worse. You ability to cope gets better or worse. We have ADHD, you don’t grow out of it any more than a person with a missing hand (an an extreme example) grows out of it. They work around it. They can’t use both hands, because they don’t have two hands. We have our personal ADHD symptoms that won’t go away. Our only way forward is to identify them, accept them, and then work on ways to mitigate them. You wouldn’t fault a one handed man for not being able to clap like everyone else, so don’t beet yourself up over your “failings”. Help yourself of tomorrow by finding how to cope with your symptoms today.
I first saw it in a crossover meme. The salesman slapping the top of a car while saying “this can fit so many” but the car was replaced by an actors butt from Broke Back Mountain. Now that I’ve written it out, I see that I missed the obvious, yet again, lol
I just started using planner as a digital kanban board. My new job has next to nothing written down. Everyone has been there for years so they “just know how to do it”. Well that doesn’t help a new person, lol. That is an innovative way to use the cards. I will definitely look into it more. I think the key takeaway is “if it helps you, use it!”
Since you’re using Microsoft already, OneNote is a great tool too. I write down most everything I do at work in it. My basic organization is as follows: OneNote NoteBook |_ Year - Collection for each year in the company/position |_ Month - Tab for every month |_ Daily Page - the title is important here, because the search function is kinda weird. It will return a list of pages the term is found, then highlight it once you’ve opened a page. For example a title like this, SA 23.09.2023, will show up. It helps me find the right page faster. I also created a second OneNote Notebook for all the projects, research, and often used procedures, organized similarly around topics rather than chronologically. For me, it’s a life saver. On my third job since I started using OneNote, still using my notes from years ago. The wiki article is what got me started. Now I don’t have remember what I did, because it’s written down and somewhat cataloged.
I thought it was a term like booty, totally missed the nuance. Not sure I’ll be peppering my conversations with in the same way. Now I’m wondering if I’ve sent some mixed signals, lol
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I know when I’m beet. In my defense, English is my first language.
. You’re right. Reminded me of this. No malious, just laughs
He should of worked on it more, it’s no Blue Steel
I saw their shame, and enjoyed it
Will do. My apologies.
It feels like you’re fishing for a “go fuck yourself, and your poorly disguised concern trolling” comment. Congrats, you’ve caught one.
I see it like this; Instead of raising our mood from say a base 0, we’re getting to 0 from a negative deficit. A net gain, but not really making you feel better.
A place for everything, everything in it’s place.