I don't have ADHD but find it hard to concentrate for a long time/get distracted. What are non-medical ways you have used to improve concentration and avoid distractions?

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Focus on the most important task, only read email a few times a day and get good noise cancelling headphones to drown out the distracting noise of coworkers

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I have the same problems. Physical exercise and meditation are the only two thing I’ve found beneficial.
That and high pressure deadlines.

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You described my life 😂 meditate with the calm app every morning before working out. And definitely high pressure deadlines do the trick

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Skip the boring meetings

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Also, Incredibly grateful to everyone on this platform for taking time to help others here :)

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In college, I taped fruit snacks packs to my door and wrote the assignment on the tape. I only got to eat a pack if I finished the assignment or task on it

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Good for you... I did that with pre-measured lines of coke

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Rip a 30mg Vyvanse to start the day. Then tackle at least three espressos when I feel it wearing off

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Lol this is how I got through my first two years at D!

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Headphones with white noise. Productivity apps - I like habitica. Honestly, caffeine. Also, doing work I like. Managing my mood in general by trying to eat and sleep well.

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MyNoise is the killer. Multiple noise programs (color noise, bells, Tibetan monks chanting no joke), and you can frequency-tune any of the noise programs, get them to oscillate ... it’s the cadillac of noise apps

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Turn off your internet connection for an hour. Amazing how much you can get done

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Pot

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Beat me to it.

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Vyvanse

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M2- please be careful shaming people who need medication for a legit medical condition. ADD/ADHD can be extremely challenging to manage

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I deleted iMessage from my compute and signed out of Facebook on my computer. The Facebook thing was especially helpful since I found myself mindlessly going to it all the time. Now when I type it in, I realize that I have to sign in, which I have no desire to do. This one might be tougher, but I also deleted Insta off my phone. Those three things have made me more present and serene. I found that the serenity has brought me focus, and I'm able to enjoy my workplace more. Distraction can be as much habit and learned behavior as it is a psychological condition (ADHD). We will never be able to cure ourselves from ADHD, but we can eliminate the distractions that ADHD drive us toward certain habbits

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This post distracted me

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I had the same problem and was diagnosed with adult ADHD last year after I hit a wall in my career. You should definitely find someone who specializes in adult ADHD if your situation doesn’t get better. It gets to a point where only medicine can help, which was my situation. Getting help with it has really transformed my life and career.

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EY1- I meant the med. thanks

Sativa

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Mornings work best for me before anyone else is up and when the world is silent.
Even then I get distracted internally but still more productive.

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wow lots of typos on stream-of-consciousness in that, but I think you get what I'm saying ^^^

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Meditate

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Go for a 3 minute walk around the office, listening to music, and change your work environment (switch tables).

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Cbd

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