Avoiding Toxic Productivity Advice for ADHD

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  @weridplusho · 4 years ago · pinned

  Timestamps:<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT3KPYJFl4&amp;t=277">4:37</a> 3 Major Flaws in Neurotypical Productivity<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT3KPYJFl4&amp;t=650">10:50</a> The Issues the Flaws Cause<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT3KPYJFl4&amp;t=758">12:38</a> The 4 Cs of Motivation<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT3KPYJFl4&amp;t=920">15:20</a> Embrace the Pivot <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT3KPYJFl4&amp;t=973">16:13</a> Pomodoro Timers <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT3KPYJFl4&amp;t=1004">16:44</a> Look for Sidequests<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT3KPYJFl4&amp;t=1039">17:19</a> Micro commitments<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT3KPYJFl4&amp;t=1072">17:52</a> Change your environment<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT3KPYJFl4&amp;t=1106">18:26</a> Make Tests &amp; Paperwork into a Game<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT3KPYJFl4&amp;t=1141">19:01</a> Make Time-based Goals

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  @lizlee5052 · 2 years ago

  I’ve said for years I have momentum problem. I can’t get started &amp; when I do I can’t stop until I drop.

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  @Miss-Kitty-Cat · 3 years ago

  This is the first time I&apos;ve seen someone recognise that breaking a task into sections can make it more overwhelming and harder to start on. I&apos;ve always felt like that.

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  @skifsCS2 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Ohhhh the irony of not only watching an adhd productivity video as a distraction from my current task, but also getting distracted while watching the video and forgetting where I stopped paying attention.

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  @chspotato4774 · 2 years ago

  I feel like this dude just cut open my brain and turned it into a 20 minute slideshow presentation.

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  @cait8480 · 4 years ago

  the absolute worst part of breaking a project down into steps (for me) is that it’s an infinitely recursive task. i LOVE making lists, i could spend the hours i could be working just making lists of all the things i have to do and the things i need. it’s like breaking down a mountain by sorting and categorizing every stone, the hyperfocus kicks in on the wrong thing and you’ve wasted a whole day and STILL have no idea how to get started (but you were technically “doing work” so you’ve now duped yourself into thinking you were doing productivity)

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  @Taratreehugger · 3 years ago

  “Trying harder isn’t a solution when you have ADHD.” <br><br>I didn’t realize how much I needed to hear that. Thank you.

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  @Shabidoo1 · 3 years ago

  I remember a therapist once telling me that I could get things done if I rewarded myself with a cup of tea after. I laughed so hard, because all I thought was, &quot;Great, now I have to make tea too.&quot; I &nbsp;experience very little intrinsic reward for accomplishments, and a cup of tea isn&apos;t going to cut it.

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  @irinaphoenix2169 · 2 years ago

  &quot;We get bored of a routine that works.&quot; !!❣️It took me SO LONG to realize that I hadn&apos;t failed at every attempt at an organization system my whole life because I never kept doing them forever. I tried lots of things, and many of them were very helpful for a period of time. But I&apos;ve made peace with the fact that no one thing will work forever.

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  @JennLaity · 4 years ago

  I once went to a work productivity/resilience seminar thing, before I even knew I had ADHD. The facilitator was doing this exercise about setting effective goals. I asked a question about how to make progress and achieve goals because I always seem to get sidetracked or struggle to actually follow through. His reply was &quot;Well I guess you just don&apos;t want it bad enough&quot;. It was so dismissive and so demoralizing when I was actually looking for constructive tips. I don&apos;t listen to that bad advice anymore! <br>I am glad there are people that do understand.

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  @Carby.J · 2 years ago

  This is so true. As someone with ADHD, I am HEAVILY motivated by attempting to prove other people wrong. That has been my main source of motivation throughout a lot of my life. If someone tells me I can&apos;t do something, I gain a ton of motivation, at least for a short while just to prove the haters wrong.<br><br>I wish this kind of motivation was sustainable, and the problem with this is its motivation motivated by something negative, but boy does it feel good.

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  @allesaufanfang-sarah · 2 years ago

  my mom once said to me (which has solved like so many of my problems in school): &quot;you can&apos;t reach your potential in a system that is not build for you&quot; <br>and it hit me like a tricking train seriously

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