Some days my ADHD brain will let me do literally *anything* except what I'm supposed to be doing. I work around this using a hack I call Procrasti-work.
First, I set myself one task I must complete that day. Then I give myself permission to put that task aside and work on something else, as long as that something really does need to be done.
Eg If I set myself a blog-writing task, I can be pretty sure I'll do a bunch of housework and cook a decent meal.
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It works just as well if I set myself a housework task as the target for my non-zero day. Then I'll get a blog post written, file a few bugs, and maybe reinstall an OS on an ailing device.
But this only works if I hold myself to the "really does need to be done" criteria. Things like the fediverse and matrix are my kryptonite...
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@strypey I call this 'playing advanced prioritization chess'.
One method that's worked for me is to start up a videogame like, say, XCOM 2 - and then leave it on the pause menu. (Main menu doesn't work, it has to be the pause menu.)
This may also be why I have so many hours in some games.
@dartigen
> I call this 'playing advanced prioritization chess'
Absolutely, I love this phrase! For me, it's all about conceptualizing my brain as a precocious child young enough to fall for reverse psychology. Misdirection techniques that work when playing chess with kids that young definitely count : P
(disclaimer: I only use these techniques on kids when I'm teaching them chess, and showing them how they work, so they can learn to use and evade them)
Strypey
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