Organized! My ADHD Tech Stack | ADHD Roller Coaster with Author Gina Pera
I’ve benefited from many of the tools and strategies recommended in this post and I love taking a peek at someone else’s system.
The author of this guest post also touches on something I consider a Really Huge Deal for people with ADHD: the interplay between our symptom management strategies. She points out that she wouldn’t be where she is without 1.) meds, 2.) therapy, and 3.) a supportive and ADHD-literate partner.
People sometimes ask me whether my organizational systems have an endgame. Do I expect to reach a point where I don’t need meds? My answer is a resounding no. Meds enable me to maintain my coping systems. My coping systems enable me to reap the full benefits of my meds. Both of us getting educated about ADHD saved my marriage. It’s a symbiotic relationship.
The 10 Best Personal Finance Resolutions For 2020 | becoming minimalist
These are great tips, and an important reminder that something is always better than nothing. For example: even if you can’t save as much as you think you should toward retirement, any amount is better than zero.
Interestingly, we did the single-salary thing for a year or two before I quit my full-time job back in 2013. We lived on my husband’s salary and put 100% of mine into savings. It had two effects: first and foremost, we learned we could live on a single income before anyone risked writing a resignation letter. We were also able to purchase a car with the money we’d put away, which saved us a ton of money on loan interest. It was a great exercise and felt much lower-stress than impulsively leaving a salaried job without truly knowing how it would feel to live on a single income. We had an undo button in case we needed to recalibrate.
How it really feels to be time-blind with ADHD | The ADHD Homestead
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Time-blindness is a big deal. It has real causes in the brain: we perceive time differently, much like a colorblind person perceives color differently. You wouldn’t assume a colorblind person simply doesn’t care enough about distinguishing red from green. Neither should you assume a person with ADHD doesn’t care enough to manage time properly.
If you want to live a better life with (or adjacent to) ADHD, you need to make that paradigm shift first. Only then can you open yourself up to the information and strategies that lead to real solutions.
“Avoiding Mistakes and Broken Promises Will Do Much More for You Than Going Beyond the Call of Duty.” | Gretchen Rubin
I clicked on this post because of its headline, but I found a lot more hidden inside.
I expected to find advice about setting reasonable goals and resisting the rush of attempting something heroic. Instead, this post primarily talks about how our brains respond to negativity vs. positivity and how awareness of this can help improve our behavior. The first question also felt very practical to me as a socially-challenged person: when someone shares positive news, engage with it intentionally. Share it with them. It will help both of you.
ADHD and Dopamine | Healthy ADHD
As Liz says: Try it, you have nothing to lose.
It’s helpful to remember the why behind some of our biggest motivational struggles. Many of our ADHD challenges trace back to dopamine, and our brains’ quest for the right amount of it. There are relatively healthy ways to get it, like taking Liz’s advice in this post or taking your medication as directed, and then there are the other ways.
Our brains seek that dopamine hit regardless. As I once warned a family member, if you don’t choose the path, your brain will. And it may be something like binge eating or picking arguments or driving too fast or any number of other unhealthy habits.
Learn about dopamine. Recognize when you’re self-medicating. But also recognize when you’re slumping and struggling because that’s a good sign you need to find a quick (and healthy!) dopamine boost. Even just changing the height of your chair can do the trick!
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