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.
Expect a dopamine crash after an accomplishment
After high energy social engagement, especially one where youre performing, youll usually get a mood drop when coming "off stage" because of dropping adrenaline & dopamine levels.
Messy spot in your house? Put it on a tray.
Junk, like cats, likes a demarcated space. I bet you could just group everything together on an A4 piece of paper and it would look neater.
That time I wrote down every single object I own
Last weekend I did a big declutter and then did the mildly psychopathic thing of writing down everything I own in a spreadsheet.
A lazy way to broaden your general knowledge
Every time you look up a fact, read the whole Wikipedia page. Do that for a year and you’ll end up with a vast shoreline of knowledge.
When discarding, don't obsess over sending items to their perfect home
Should you be taking on extra part-time work selling or distributing second-hand goods?
Rec for fiction writers who are struggling to actually write
The Couch to 80k 8-week writing bootcamp is a free 20-minute podcast with, and this is the bit that makes it marvellous, timed writing sessions.
"Should I go to that thing or stay home?"
There are three basic phases of life, and we’re constantly cycling between them: Pushing Yourself, Overdoing It, and Resting.
Fidgeting is good for you
It annoys other people but they should learn to put up with it because It counteracts some of the negative effects of sitting and reduces stress.
Guardian spirits: An alternative to role models
A guardian spirit only needs to watch over one area of your life. You could have one for your garden, one for trying to be a good friend, one for work.
You don't do certain things because you're 'that type of person' - you're that type of person because of the things you do
"This idea — that who you are abides somehow outside of what you do — is the defining fantasy of our culture, and it appeals particularly to children."