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Variety of tips and tricks that help my ADHD brain keep my life more or less together, and might help you, too.

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Which side will your margin of error fall on?

Which side will your margin of error fall on?

If your plan is based around perfect judgement and no mistakes ever, that is a terrible plan.

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Why trouble comes in bunches

Why trouble comes in bunches

So a thing I do pretty often is catch the wrong tram and not realise until I've gone way past the point where the two tramlines diverge, and then have to walk a bunch of blocks across to where my proper tram is. And I swear this always

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How to put things where you won't lose them and other tips for naturally messy people

How to put things where you won't lose them and other tips for naturally messy people

"If you are looking for something in your house, and you finally find it, when you’re done with it, don’t put it back where you found it. Put it back where you first looked for it."

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Why big temperature changes mess you up: science

Why big temperature changes mess you up: science

If it's hot one day and cold the next, or vice versa, you might find yourself more sluggish, or stressed, or just generally jagged up.

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There are two kinds of curiosity

There are two kinds of curiosity

Interest-based is when you feel pulled to learn something new. Deprivation-based is when you realise you're lacking knowledge.

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Suggestion for people who want to do stuff with friends, but get frustrated organising groups of friends to do stuff

Suggestion for people who want to do stuff with friends, but get frustrated organising groups of friends to do stuff

Don't ask people if they want to do something - tell them what you're doing and ask if they want to come along

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'Try harder' is not a plan and it will never work for you

'Try harder' is not a plan and it will never work for you

If you didn't have enough willpower to stop yourself from doing x then, where are you imagining this new store will come from?