Be More Functional
Variety of tips and tricks that help my ADHD brain keep my life more or less together, and might help you, too.
Think carefully before accepting invitations that are weeks or months in advance
When someone invites you to something in the distant future, ask: Would I say Yes to it if it was this weekend?
Your ability to focus declines after 30 (it’s not just because smartphones)
There are two totally separate systems that govern attention: your ability to maintain focus on the thing (‘enhancement’), and your ability to tune out other things (‘suppression’).
The Wile E. Coyote Principle: Stop doing things the hard way
Wile E. Coyote has some pretty good tools for catching prey, namely: teeth, claws etc. But he always uses methods he's unskilled at.
How I used a personal kanban to stop my brain turning into soup during lockdown
Once you understand the psychological principles that make kanbans so powerful, you can apply them to any productivity system.
Reasons to wear fancy houseclothes (written pre-pandemic)
They can be costumes, they can be the clothes you wish you would wear outside but won’t (my most recent robe is a rainbow space galaxy with sweeping sleeves and a watercolour unicorn on the back)
11 things to do instead of scrolling social media when you have a few minutes to kill
Like your date’s gone to the bathroom, or your lunch is in the microwave. You probably don’t want to be so compulsive about your phone, but what else are you gonna do while you wait?
The best way to reheat pizza
The easiest method that still turns out good, and the only slightly more complicated method that turns out great.
You’re allowed to do the fun organisation tasks even if you haven’t done the boring ones
People get excited about fun organisation tasks — making a pegboard or putting all your spices in mason jars, or something pretty and fun — but feel like they can't do them when the floor hasn’t been vacuumed.
Why videogame music is perfect focus music
Videogame music is specifically designed to get you into a rhythmic flow. It’s intended to be a background to a focused task.
How to instantly draw slightly better (even if your starting place is 'terrible')
Look ahead of the line you’re drawing, not at the tip of your utensil where it meets the canvas!