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how to create the circumstances to think and make decisions (feddit.nl)

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Hello, ADD-"enjoyer" here.

I think I am not alone when, typically, I am constantly overwhelmed. Too many thoughts and impulses. So I don't make a lot of decisions; I usually respond to other people's decisions or I let me guide by suggestions from the people around me.

Now I am in the situation that some things are changing at my work. I have actual influence this time, I could say "next year I want to work on X" and X might actually be my new job.

I have some ideas where to start thinking (start writing down random thoughts and see if I can make a list), but as I am always overwhelmed I am having trouble to "find the right mood". I always get distracted by other thoughts and I always end up doing things entirely unrelated (currently I am baking bread, collecting documents for my insurance, and I am almost ready to pick a new e-mail provider)

Does this feel familiar to anyone? Probably ;-)

I feel like I need the right circumstances. Should I start with some mindfulness-excercises? Walk for a bit? Find an empty room with no distractions? Find some good background music?

How do you deal with this? What works for you?

Thanks for your input :-)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Things that I have found useful:

MENDS as a routine, as often as I can remember (meditation, exercise, nature, diet, sleep)
Mind mapping to take notes and reorganize / review it often (I use XMind)
Keeping searchable notes (I use Joplin, but OneNote and Evernote work too)
Using the above as part of an organization system (look up GTD and "building a second brain")
Microdosing psilocybin
Get your hormone levels checked - if they're outside the normal range, it can exacerbate ADHD

Good luck! It has been a multi-year journey for me, but a successful one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Great list! I use a plain txt file that I started about 25 years ago for notes, now 28,000 lines. It used to contain even all passwords, until password managers became a good option.