I think the problem with simple things like this are not that they don’t work, but that the problem arises in the actually doing of the things.
Personally my primary problem from ADHD is executive dysfunction, and it is SO hard to convey to people/advisors and such that yes, if I did all these “easy” solutions it would help, but the problem is the doing of the thing, creating a bootstrapping problem. To do the productive work you need to use x strategy but you can’t do x strategy because brain says no.
I think if as you have you can make these simple things habit it will help immensely, but as you said it takes a lot of willpower.
It does, that’s the part people often have trouble with. Starting very small really helps with this. I struggle with trying to take on too much at once all the time. I have a lot of interests. I have to constantly remind myself to focus on one problem at a time
I think the problem with simple things like this are not that they don’t work, but that the problem arises in the actually doing of the things.
Personally my primary problem from ADHD is executive dysfunction, and it is SO hard to convey to people/advisors and such that yes, if I did all these “easy” solutions it would help, but the problem is the doing of the thing, creating a bootstrapping problem. To do the productive work you need to use x strategy but you can’t do x strategy because brain says no.
I think if as you have you can make these simple things habit it will help immensely, but as you said it takes a lot of willpower.
It does, that’s the part people often have trouble with. Starting very small really helps with this. I struggle with trying to take on too much at once all the time. I have a lot of interests. I have to constantly remind myself to focus on one problem at a time