David C

Ideas for productivity-challenged humans. Late-Dx ADHD. Sharing unorthodox ways to get things done. Behind | also @daviddcain

[David C @htdthings]

In 2021 I discovered why I'd been writing a blog for 12 years about managing the inner experience of being human.

My #ADHD is obvious in hindsight but I had no clue and I was 40 years old

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[David C @htdthings]

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[David C @htdthings]

How to Stop Scrolling When You Said You Would

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[David C @htdthings]

You can simulate the normal mind manually, by making a box you can deal with, labeling it, dealing with it, repeat.

It sounds tedious, but saves you ENTIRE DAYS because it keeps you finishing things instead of getting overwhelmed and procrastinating

[David C @htdthings]

To be productive with ADHD, you have to put things into boxes, then deal with each box separately.

This is because the ADHD mind makes connections too quickly – it jumps from possibility to possibility and gets overwhelmed.

[David C @htdthings]

Normal people can stay with a singular intention naturally. They don't lost in details when they're thinking about big picture stuff, and vice-versa. The ADHD mind is shooting out grappling hooks in all directions at once.

[David C @htdthings]

@Mollys_ADHD No, except for the short time I was on stimulant medication. I found it made me a lot more irritable and reactive than normal.

[David C @htdthings]

@StructuredSucc Why is it so hard to go back

[David C @htdthings]

I love the For You feed now that I've learned how to curate it. Instead of seeing every stream of consciousness thought from every person you follow, it shows the better tweets from that batch plus stuff from people just outside your circle. Block/mute your way to a feed you like

[Jay Clouse @jayclouse]

"For You" feeds are not for you.

[David C @htdthings]

@maxverse I never thought of it in a fitness context but that makes total sense. I did that today at the gym actually... chickened out of leg day but hit a bench PR

[David C @htdthings]

The Law of Tidy Lists:

"To-do lists and other self-regulatory messages are much more effective if they're appealing to the eye."

Write a neat and intentional list and you'll actually want to look at it.

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[David C @htdthings]

@notpurav @FarzaTV @_buildspace @_nightsweekends Best part of this is the title of the article

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@maxverse @a_m_mastroianni You might like David Pinsof -- Everything is Bullshit.

https://t.co/c33OjN2mmK

[David C @htdthings]

Excellent post from @a_m_mastroianni on becoming a serious person, a thing many of us plan to do sometime later

https://t.co/GpYJbD0gJV

[David C @htdthings]

Is there a penalty for liking your own tweets? Not that I would ever

[David C @htdthings]

@maxverse @a_m_mastroianni Haha I already have this saved in Pocket from someone else's recommendation. I'll read it tonight.