Me:
I'm going to run out and pick up some groceries, and run some errands, maybe I'll take the dogs for a walk when I get back.. I'll change my sheets and put another load of washing on, and then I have a bit of uni work to do as well..
Also me:
hmm. no.
@KatyElphinstone There is a very large gap in understanding "your best" between people.
People with ADHD frequently believe that they perform at their best in hyperfocus state, and perform badly otherwise. Bipolar people often have a similar experience. People with autism often like doing things properly - which leads them to spend a lot of time on research and usually overlooked steps. People with trauma often have experiences where their "best" was not enough to matter.
"Do your best" means something along the lines of "do it as usual, maybe bump its priority". But this meaning hinges on the assumption that your "best" is close to your "usual" - that your productivity isn't massively impacted by some factors.
So really, this phrase is very inconsiderate. I consider it an artifact of ableist, neurotypical-focused era, and I don't use it. Better say "good luck", or "appreciate your effort".
Watching financial audit videos has been a surprisingly good source of motivation to overcome my executive functioning around finances 
Watched financial audit with Caleb Hammer
Many christians run to grace churches in the hopes that they will be shown "grace" and "mercy" little do they know that such churches are lead by narcissist pastors, ready to trap them and destroy them.
Learn why you should not attend a grace church: 
#autistic
#autism #actuallyautistic
#Neurodivergent #AutismAwareness #AutismAwarenessMonth #adhd
#lgbt #trans #transgender
#Christianity #Christian #church #bible #god
It looks simple like that, but it's not. #ADHD is always a big-ass fly in the ointment, and it strongly shapes the life of anyone living with it.
One value on my list is dedicating some time & resources to those who have it worse than me, despite the clawing parent-brain telling me all extra time & $ go to my daughter (don't worry, they're quite happy and doing great).
Anyway, this is a subtweet for my boss and colleagues, frequently frustrated that I don't do more than I'm paid for.
I realized today another point where my #Zen and my #ADHD intersect--which is to say, a place where they work together... or don't.
A few years back (before I realized I had ADHD), I managed to keep my sangha-less solo meditation practice more regular and steady than at any other point because I was doing it with someone else. We were in a relationship, it was new and nice, but were were a city or two apart most of the time. So we made an appointment with each other for 7pm every night. A quick text--"are you ready?"--and we'd begin. Not a long sit, but at the same time every day, together.
From an average person's perspective: sure, it was easier to stick to because it was regular and scheduled, and because there's someone else who'd help remind me, keep me accountable. Yes, that's true. Also, from an ADHDer's perspective, it was easier because there was newness, interest, hyperfocus, the "body doubling" technique, etc, etc. And that's all true, too.
But I don't have anyone to double up with like that anymore. My practice has been stagnating, and I haven't kept it up enough. I still don't want to be part of a sangha, but it would be helpful to have someone or several to virtually sit with on a schedule.
If you've read all this far, thank you, and maybe you can help me. I thought it might perhaps be useful to find, for example, a website where one can sign up and click to virtually join scheduled meditation sessions with others. So if I'm looking for every day at 7pm, and I find one scheduled for Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7pm, I might join that one, find another that's 6pm Saturday and Sunday, and start my own for 7pm on Tuesday and Thursday and hope others join. Do you know of something anything like that? (Please, no Facebook.) Any other suggestions?
My problem with #gaming is that I don't like to isolate myself when others are in the house. I want to play on a TV in a living room, not my computer.
My #gamedev (major) child finally convinced me to connect a laptop to it. (I'm a #software #engineer and I *already* have a PC/TV setup so I don't know what my blockage was. #adhd
HOWEVER
I've got #linux on the laptop. I bought a generic #xbox controller (3BitDo and it seems pretty nice so far).
Linux sees the controller and works fine.
#Steam sees the controller and works fine.
Of the games that support generic xbox controllers, about half of them work fine. The other half refuse to acknowledge it.
???
I can't even tell at what stage the failure occurs. Is the OS failing to report some controller bit to steam? Is the game determining "generic xbox" status poorly?
"Steam Input" should be the solution but in 2 days of screwing around has only ever made things worse.
After being sick for most of the year, in and out of the hospital, managing a liver injury from my biologic meds for RA… I’m finally stable enough to take my ADHD meds again.
Thank goodness.
It turns down the volume. Helps me stay more present and focused. Helps me initiate tasks *and* complete them. It helps with my memory. It helps with recall. It helps me live.
I want a GNOME extension that lets me put a note up on the top bar.
Really I just want a gentle reminder of "the thing I'm supposed to be working on" to combat my ADHD, because otherwise my general work process looks something like this:
1. Start working on a presentation for work
2. Decide I should put an image of a fish in the presentation to illustrate a point
3. Look up images of fish online
...
4. Realize I'm reading on a web page talking about the feeding patterns of carnivorous Pacific Ocean fish
5. Look up at the clock and realize an hour has passed
EDIT: The "One Thing" extension is *exactly* what I was looking for!
This game is a timeless masterpiece and my mental floss of choice.
#jsrf #RetroGaming #JetSetRadioFuture #AuDHD #ADHD
This Park Bench Has a Story To Tell
An old bench recalls a solitary teenager's daily visits.
#autism #adhd #autistic #socialstruggles #college #school #1980s #loneliness #mentalhealth #sensory #undiagnosed
https://open.substack.com/pub/soultoscribe/p/this-park-bench-has-a-story-to-tell
"I could buy it and then start my new to-do / productivity / system that will burn me out completely after a short time."
Welp I'm in and out of here faster than an #ADHD persons impulsivity... wait....
-.-;
Anyway, New games ahead, I've somehow landed myself in 1950s mexico and my Good Catholic Woman is now part of the Lasombra as the Sabbat rises in good ol Mexico City. #vampirethemasqerade
Quite looking forward to this, its being run by I believe the artist for #eatthereich and it seems my reputation of "Somethings going to explode, isn't it Flea?" has got there quite quickly....
https://www.europesays.com/uk/3502/ Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley reveals new face after shock surgery #ADHD #CosmeticSurgery #Entertainment #Menopause #PlasticSurgery #RealHousewivesOfCheshire #RealityShows #TanyaBardsley #UK #UnitedKingdom
The ADHD Body Double: A Unique Tool for Getting Things Done
