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by diob 532 days ago
Oh man I would not call this constructive, keep in mind I have ADHD.

I wake up. I make some coffee. I then make a smoothie with spinach, banana, and whatever other fruits for breakfast.

During this time I hopefully remember to take my medication.

If it's a workday I'll then go and do some work. If not, I'll probably start organizing. I'm bad at relaxing.
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dirtybirdnj 532 days ago
> During this time I hopefully remember to take my medication.

Hahaha oh man, I feel you on this! I have a 7 day pill organizer that I have found does wonders for my ability to #1 take my meds and also #2 have a visual reminder that I did, that I DONT HAVE TO REMEMBER. Nothing worse than being 3 hours into the day and being gripped with "OH SHIT I FORGOT MY MEDS".

Lately I have been on a kick where I do some plain greek yogurt, some fresh berries (whatevers good) and a healthy pile of granola. While prepping I try to keep them separate like a pie chart. I don't mix it all together per se but as I eat there's the most delicious venn diagram in the middle.

Lately I've had a strange obsession with instant coffee and sweetened condensed milk. Maybe not the highest quality but its so quick and easy when I have zero energy.

I really enjoy breakfast and the morning meal... the getting to work part not so much. Definitely more productive in the afternoon / evening, but breakfast makes the morning worth it.

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omayomay 531 days ago
I also have ADHD, one of the best thing i tried is doing a morning yoga (sun salutations) either 1 min, or 5 min (however i feel, same sequence repeating).

I think somewhat starting the day with mindful exercises helps greatly for rest of the day. I do this morning routine daily for a week, feel great. Then stop doing because i feel great, downward spiral starts. and start again.

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bsuvc 532 days ago
> During this time I hopefully remember to take my medication.

I have a recurring reminder on my phone and find that it helps keep me on track for this.

I'm not used to taking medicine and only started a couple months ago, so found that I can easily forget without it.

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