Coffeedate with ADHD"It doesn't have to get done,
It just has to be perfect"
— Old #ADHD Proverb
Plausible Human BeingI sometimes worry that I have a touch of ADHD but your post works to dispell that concern. My go to statement regarding tasks is:
It doesn't have to be perfect - it's not a space shuttle.
sprouting Ske-Lil-ton 🌱@LovingFalloutLondon1954 @adhd_coffee is that something you have as an explizit statement because you would try to make something perfect and never be done otherwise? i.e. is that a coping mechanism against perfectionism?
Or just something you always thought/lived by?
(And perfectionism isn't really a symptom of ADHD (at least not a diagnostic criteria). It's more of a symptom of being told "you're wrong/you're doing things wrong" all your life, which often happens to ADHDers)
surfsup31@Larymir @adhd_coffee You're right; I may have misinterpreted the statement. I usually do.
Wolf480pl
Neo@adhd_coffee as someone with audhd I thought my perfectionism comes from me being autistic but honestly maybe its just an overlapping trait between adhd and autism.
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MedusaSkirt
v@adhd_coffee i feel seen
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Edward@adhd_coffee
What many people I think dont realise, is that procrastination dosent stem from laziness, it stems from perfectionism, perfectionism to have the perfect working enviroment and mindset to start work
What many people I think dont realise, is that procrastination dosent stem from laziness, it stems from perfectionism, perfectionism to have the perfect working enviroment and mindset to start work
Pat (he or she, help test!)LBT from @adhd_coffee
I read this to my #ADHD wife who laughed and then said, "Hush!"
Jo@adhd_coffee My old boss had a phrase "Done is good enough!" That phrase helped such a lot and I have told it to other people too.
ottawasteph 🕊️
Jade P.@adhd_coffee "Don't just do something... Stand there!"