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Most ADHD tools are only helpful if you actually use them. I’ve downloaded 50 productivity apps, spent hours customizing planners… and then abandoned them. Simple > fancy.
Noise-canceling headphones saved me at work, but another tool I swear by? Task batching. Instead of switching between emails, projects, and meetings all day, I group similar tasks together. Mornings are for deep work, afternoons are for admin stuff. It keeps my brain from bouncing all over the place. Also, the Forest app has been a great way to stay off my phone when I need to focus.
I swear by the pomodoro method. I work for 25 min then take a 5 min break, both with a timer, then repeat. I struggle with task initiation, but it’s much easier for me to get started if I can tell myself “it’s only 25 min”. A fair bit of the time, I’ll get into the zone during the 25 min and then it’s much easier to keep going.
My friend turned me on to getting a pair of over the ear BOSE and when I tell you they are the best thing I have ever purchased. I am able to get so much more work done when I can just cancel out all the noise and focus on what I am working on.