when my room is a mess, i say out loud "i dont have to do this in any particular order. just gonna start touching stuff til it looks better" and then i apply that to as many things as i can. adhd literally freezes u when you don't know how ur gonna get it all done. jsut touch stuff
Apr 8, 2025

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This helped me so much last night thank you thank you!!!
Apr 9, 2025
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This is such good advice both for cleaning and in general. No, idk how to find a job. But I can go to the job finding website :3
Apr 8, 2025
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@RAINBELOW exactlyyy. normalize starting tasks at 5% effort instead of 100% effort!!! :P
Apr 8, 2025

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set a timer for yourself to do the thing you've been procrastinating for five minutes. then work up to 10, 15, etc. i often feel way better after I Do The Thing. the procrastination part is usually just dreading getting started, but once you do the task tends to go by quickly, esp if you put on music or a TV show in the background. calling a friend or just having them in the room to body double is helpful as well if you are of the ADHD persuasion. i totally understand the fear of failure though - i often let wanting things to be "perfect" get in the way of "good enough". not that you should half-ass things, but go a little easier on yourself. i'm sure whatever project you're working on will turn out 10X better than you think it will. best of luck xx
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it is all too easy to get swept up in all-or-nothing thinking. my house is messy so I either need to clean the entire thing or continue living in squalor. I have a shitload of work to do so I’ll either avoid it all or I have to block out 7 hours to get everything done. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY! Enter: just doing a little bit. I don’t have to do all the dishes, just a couple. as a perfectionist, this is still a novel concept to me even after many years. i still relish the fact that I can be like “oh just do a little bit!” Like how cool.
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instead of "solving" it quickly and completely. ur allowed to just have a little look. the hesitation comes from the pressure to totally overcome the hardship or complete the whole task once you've started. i know u wanna deep clean your whole room! just straighten the items on your nightstand for a moment, and notice how life doesn't demand all of you all at once
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