05/07/2020
Tip #1: SIT WITH IT — That's the first in a series of tips from Anthony on ways to create structure when working from home or home schooling in the COVID era.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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“ADHD makes it harder for folks to disengage with the present moment and instead work toward future goals.” (Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., CST)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A. Give yourself unstructured time periodically throughout the day. If you finish a task, or even just need a break, make some time to simply SIT AND LET YOUR MIND PINBALL through various thoughts. If you have an impulse to check something on your phone, write it down and go back to it after your spacey, daydream period is over. This is a process of pruning all of the chaotic mentalness that will overwhelm and distract you. Eventually you will come back to a sound mind that REMEMBERS YOUR PRIORITIES.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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B. Focus on bringing the FEELING of a certain future into the present. If you can imagine how the accomplishment would feel, you’ll experience motivation to start or continue the project.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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C. You may also benefit from talking to someone* about what it is you want to accomplish, and solidify the feeling of what that will be like. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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*You may have noticed this asterisk. It will be featured in most of my posts because I gleaned the benefit of "talking to someone" from personal experience with ADHD, and with my clients. In our COVID-sequestered world, we only have our housemates as our someones; consider opening a video call with a different someone and just checking-in every once-in-a-while. I'm looking forward to returning to in-person co-working sessions with friends in coffee shops, co-work with my clients, organizing study groups, and creating perfect playlists because it helps. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Check out this resource on healthy habits for ADHD: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/healthy-habits-adhd/
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