hereās what iāve figured out so far:
-gotta sleep enough first
(seriously so many days iām likeĀ āi have all afternoon Iāma Do a Thingā and then i just kinda buzz around and do Nothing and thinkĀ āWHYā and then iām likeĀ āoh yeah iām really fuckening tiredā)
-gotta be Excited About It (ADHD brain only does things if theyāre Literally the Most Interesting Thing Happening Right Now) (so like, hype yourself up to work on a project, or think about how happy youāll be with a cleaner room/all those chores done)
-gotta have small, doable first step (like,Ā āget cloth from fabric drawerā orĀ āopen google docsā
-FUCK distractions (computer is in drawer, phone is Off)
-Engage the Senses (if task needs Brain, play vague background Music, if task needs No Brain, listen to audiobook/podcast)
-maybe set time limit so i donāt get lost??? e.g. i have a little egg timer that i use because the ticking isnāt distracting but is enough to remind me that Time is a Thing that is Passing Right Now
-gotta have Self Awareness and Thinky about the Moment (get into the habit of Consciously Noticing what youāre doing at the moment, so youāre more likely to goĀ āwait, this isnāt what i wanted to be doingā and be able to redirect)
-be willing to redirect and try to do something else if whatever you want to do Just Isnāt Happening
-DONāT beat yourself up for only doing part of something, or failing entirely- all that does is make your brain associateĀ ātrying to do stuffā withĀ āwell that SUCKEDā. Which means you donāt want to try again. Tell urself u did good for trying, and if it didnāt work, try again later, or figure out why it didnāt work and try a different way. Reward yourself for trying
this is what iāve figured out about cajoling the Thinky No Worky Brain into Doing Stuff. itās not 100% reliable, especially if I forget to do some of these things (like SLEEP), but itās what i got, ya know??