My Top 5 Favorite ADHD Strategies - and our FREE ADHD Toolbox 🧠 🧰 Notion Template!
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2023
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I just realised all the study hacks that youtubers used to give are more applicable for ADHD people
the irony of me trying to listen to her talk about monotasking but having to repeat it 3 times because I'm trying to multitask
I put on "clean with me" videos whenever I need to say do the dishes. Help me not feel alone, which helps me actually do the thing. So I guess that's (at least similar to) body doubling?
Sometimes I feel that my ADHD has ADHD
A tool that has worked absolute wonders for me is what I call my dopamine farm. Early this year, I spent a couple of weeks training Pinterest to show me particular types of images that give me a big hit of dopamine. Of course, the specific image types will vary from person to person, but in my case it’s electric guitars and basses, sci-fi art, anime, Art Deco, 80s pop art and cute and/or colorful animals. Whenever I need help motivating myself to do or not do something, I go to Pinterest, scroll for a few minutes, feeling the dopamine build up in my brain and suddenly it’s a lot easier to do or not do the thing. Hopefully, others will find this useful.
For me the best way is to create urgency. But it is very hard to fool myself with set up deadlines. Haven't really found a working system for myself. But inviting someone over for diner or just have a drink is pretty effective for cleaning my house.
I agree with monotasking, for anything that requires attention.
In case this helps someone, when I was in school, I could not write a paper out of order (title, opening paragraph/statement, body, conclusion). But many times you don’t really know the opening until you write the body. Most people would tell me to just start with body if I was stuck on the opening. Didn’t work.
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I waited tables and bartended for over a decade and I agree that all the chaos is reminiscent of whats going on inside our ADHD brains. After many years outside of the industry, I have finally stopped having recurring nightmares about waiting tables and having everything going horribly wrong!
What really helps me is to, once in a while, sit down with pen/paper and look around my apartment.
Body-doubling is my favorite, most helpful hack (aid)! It never occurred to me that a pet could be a body-double. 🤔😺🐾
Oh my gosh. Yesterday my neurodivergent group watched one of your strategy videos and we were talking about how we can’t remember the strategies! So the timing of this video is perfect 😂
I am 38 and I have been diagnosed with ADHD only this year. Everything comes together now.
A good one I do is set a timer on my watch to go off every 5/10 min. If it goes off and I'm not doing what I'm supposed to be doing I stop and redirect.
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
I love Notion. It took me a few tries to get past the "how the heck does this work... ugh it's too much" feelings. But once I actually sat down with it and messed around with various templates and editing them to fit what I want/need, I love it. It's the first organization style app I've actually stuck with for more than a few days.
Wow! Ironically, I found your channel through the Notion template library. I've had ADHD my whole life. I've developed my own coping skills. But, now, my 12-year-old daughter is struggling with ADHD. Her brain is different from mine, and my coping tools aren't working for her.
I actually made my dopamenu on Notion which was from another video you suggested because I always struggle to remember what my hobbies are and how I could actually spend my time besides going on my phone
My adhd diagnosis was just confirmed by my therapist and phycologist! It’s such a relief to have answers! Thank you for posting! It is super helpful!