| ADHD here, managing since high school. Thankfully no more pharma drugs, here's my tricks: * Noise cancelling headphones. Especially useful with no music playing through it. If music, ambient or techno without words seem to help depending on what I'm doing. * Understanding your most productive times of day and taking advantage of them (for me, its the morning. Afternoon is the worst) * Reducing all distractions as much as possible. Turning off WiFi, putting your phone on silent (or better, keep it in your bag out of sight) really helps. * Making lists. Breaking things down into smaller tasks that I can see myself completing and then giving myself small rewards for completing them. * Rest and daily exercise is a BIG DEAL. Exercise especially helps my willpower and ability to stay focused throughout the day. Try Yoga! * Natural light keeps me feeling fresh. Artificial light wears me out. * Take walks on your breaks, avoid surfing the internet or extra stimulation... doesn't help and makes focusing even harder. * Marijuana. Low doses of indica dominant strains either via edible or smoked helps keep me locked and focused way better than any stimulant drug. |
I've found the latter especially helps to 'reset' when I start to get a bit fuzzy. I think its a combination of the Gruen Transfer coupled with forcing myself to snap out of whatever I'm spinning my wheels on.