Comment by rsd79

1 day ago

I have ADHD, diagnosed in my 40s. 2 sons, a struggling business. Your experience seems familiar, so get diagnosed. If you do have ADHD then I don't think you should expect of yourself to be "fixed" to match the "average" norm. You will still be thinking about random stuff ("be creative"), it just will be a bit less of an issue in doing what is important.

What seems to work for me:

* meds

* writing everything down. This is not ADHD specific advice, I got it from GTD and it decreased anxiety. Just get used to the feeling that you will pull it out when you need it. I keep looking around for better solutions, but I no longer expect to have one that is perfect. Currently peeking back into Obsidian, for how flexible it is, but not abandoning OmniFocus and other tools I use.

* I prioritize regular sleep, but I allow myself digging deep in a subject that interests me from time to time

* physical work is surprisingly relaxing

* AI is becoming very important to me in completing tasks which are complex enough for me to get bored/tired/overwhelmed before reaching the finish line. A micro idea is great if you can tell Claude to implement it and come back to you. Even better when it succeeds :) The shorter time from starting to reward of completing is great for delivering.

* schedule some time for learning new stuff, otherwise you will become tired that it's all work and no fun

* delegate taking into account where you struggle the most. You might feel bad since you are delegating the most difficult work, but it might actually by trivial to people with brains with no such issues.

* not everything needs to be done, prioritize and don't worry about the less important stuff your brain throws at you

* it's more about setting time blocks to focus on something than reaching a specific goal. An hour scheduled in the calendar for support emails, for development, for reading...

* cheer up, we're entering the best period so far for people having ideas and you will have plenty