Howdy, fellow ADHDers. How the bloody hell do you get ANYTHING done at work?
My career history has been pretty varied, but I currently find myself as a quality and training manager at a firm that values neither. Because of this lack of defined interest from management above, much of my workload is self-led, and self motivated.
Which, of course, means that I do basically nothing.
I’ve been seeing a work coach for the past few months, who is helping to steer my mindset in the right direction, and ultimately it boils down to how easily distracted I am by things I deem more interesting than what I’m paid to do. Which is everything.
The one tool that works for me is a website blocker called Cold Turkey, which literally just forces me to not be able to access whichever websites I specify. It works brilliantly, because there’s almost no way to override it, not easily anyway. However, the automated actions are part of the paid for app, which I can’t currently afford, so I have to manually push the button that cuts me off from all those beautiful distractions on the internet.
The anxiety this spikes in me is way more than is healthy…
So what tools do you use to try and get shit done?
Well, i wouldn’t be able hold a desktop job. So far i’ve worked construction and social work (at a outside place). I need a minimum of physical exercise and new-ish input to function and focus. I’ve heard about people using some kind of treadmill under the desk or pezzi balls to sit on. Music helps too when i have to do paperwork. Currently i use some downtempo electro for that.