How to Get Stuff Done When You Have ADHD
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- Have trouble getting started? Keep getting distracted? Don't know when to stop? Try this magical fruit!*
not actually magical*
*not actually a fruit**
***seriously, don't eat it.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro + Why do we struggle?
00:52 - Cool Science Stuff!
01:21 - Why we struggle... continued!
02:18 - What's a Brain to do?
04:13 - Video Wrap-up & Outro
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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Love how I'm watching: "How to get stuff done when you have ADHD" when I'm supposed to be getting stuff done.
Edit: Uh oh... Two years later and I circled back to this video without realizing I had already watched it. Im still the same old person HAHAHAH
same
My current situation.....
Same
Same
yep, same
I had this video saved in the “watch later” playlist for literally a year… 🙄
lololol
Same lol 😆😂😭
Lmaoo same the more im excited to watch it i don't
Same. Really glad I finally did watch this though. I think the timer is a great idea and will be super helpful!
Haven't we all
I'm 100% reliant on the pomodoro technique to get anything done, and my top tip for when you're having trouble getting started is to *start* with the 5-minute break. It can be easy to endlessly put off starting that first 25-minute timer, but if you set the *five* minute timer you still get to chill for another five minutes, so there's less of a hurdle ... and then you get a cue to start the 25-minute one as soon as it finishes.
Definitely going to try this! My own trick is that I use the first 25 minute timer of the day to figure out roughly what each of the other ones will be for (which involves checking email, notes from the previous day, etc)
@@quickdudleyfunny I do the same 🙂👍🏻
THANKS
Or another idea, is to set the first pomodoro for 5 or 10 minutes, and then get a reward of 5 minutes. Just to get started in the day.
mel robbins uses the 54321 go .. method 🤔
You're literally changing my life, I've discovered you 10 days ago, cried when I realized I've got ADHD because you helped me realize it wasn't my fault. Now my inner talk is super chill, and whenever it goes negative your voice pops up. Started using Pomodoro's super fun and effective. Luv ya keep being awesome!
remember you are not your brain , you are not your thoughts , just enjoy life and start living it your own way
@@ruizerma8307 i have adhd and i don't take meds and am doing fine , don't follow the neurotypical ways and u will find your way
@@justthebest2531 Meds can depend on the person
they personally help me a ton
me: *starts googling to find cute timers, instead of doing work or using the boring timer already in my kitchen*
I've been procrastinating on buying a timer for this method for... about 10 years...
I had a beautiful app on my old phone with a steampunk pomadoro with brass gears, and ever since, I've been looking for a physical version of something like that - or something equally cute
Yes!!!
oh God i feel this
me
As long as you only spent 25 mins doing it, and had pizza afterwards....you're ok. (I think)
Like if you should be doing work but your watching this instead
dont judge me man lmao
well!! PUT EVERYTHING ASIDE!! OFFICER DOWN!!
solve this first and then go to work
I should be asleep
Mr. Obvious
Why so loud?
I love this. I actually was directed to an app while I was in college (at age 40). The app is called forest. You set a timer for X min and set how long your breaks are. When you start the timer it plants a virtual tree. You get an alert when the time is up and break time starts, as well as when break time is over and it's time to get back to work. As long as you stay on task your tree grows. If you get distracted early and start texting or checking media, your tree dies. It helped knowing I had a break coming soon that I could let my mind wander and then I could come back and feel more focused.
Thanks for the info, there are some forest and plant focus apps (I'll choose one of them) and actually also pomodoro adhd apps, now that was a bit astonishing 😂
Love the pomodoro. I combine it with my bullet journal. I draw in an outline of a tomato when I’m setting up the task. Then I fill in how much time it actually takes. If it takes longer, I note it and then mark my (usually really) misjudged time. I also mark any particular enemies or impediments, like forgetting a part of the process. It’s really helping for me to connect realistically time to task because usually I forget some of the associated tasks.
This is an amazing idea esp w the time it actually takes notes!
"Choose a task to work on". That's where I get stuck - right there.
yes,, same :(( ...
I get overwhelmed by all that needs doing and....I go watch YT videos. *le sigh*
Dances with Dust Bunnies ...on how to get stuff done... #same
i know this comment is kind of old, but for me this problem is a mental framing problem. When you have lots of tasks to do and you can't decide which one to start, then your actual real first official task is "Decide What To Do Next". it even helps to set a timer for it and everything, even if the decision-making only takes about 10 seconds!
Raidell I totally get how that might help you. For me, decisions are really, really hard, even tiny ones. I can tell myself I have to make a decision in a timeframe but I still won’t do it. Believe me, I’ve tried!
My major issue with procrastination is that I don’t know how to choose the task or how to actually do the task. If things don’t go perfect, I panic and leave.
Most of the times I’m just so overwhelmed that I don’t start at all. I just can’t make myself do it. It’s really hard.
I have that issue too. I try to do a task when it pops into my mind. The longer I wait after I’ve had the thought to do it, the less likely I am to do it. So I try to just do the task right when I think of it.
Same!
@@toris5605 This is a major problem for me, too. The moment the idea pops in my mind, I already have 10 MLA-formatted essays telling me why I can't do it right now. 😅 I'm practicing ignoring them.
I'm with you... as I sit in my cluttered house, reading RUclips comments :-(
I started making a macramé wall hanging last year and I've just hung it up unfinished cause I don't know how to finish it and researching that sounds too boring/too much work haha
I was using pomodoro sessions before I was diagnosed with adhd in 2019. They always helped me out and now I see why!
Lately I've been struggling with my tasks and such and getting things done. I've been putting myself under a lot of stress. But I'm going to trying using pomodoro sessions again and see if that solves it!
Thank you so much! Much love ❤
And? Did it work out?
I don't even have ADHD, but I am easily distracted and have so many of the traits you mention in this video. It's very helpful to know the struggle that others go through too. All the best!
I'm not diagnosed, but now wondering if I do have ADHD. I have many of these traits as well.
@@HolidayInGuantanamo Same here
Do the assessment.. you might have it
Dr Amen (on Rich Roll podcast) said there are 7 different types!!! 7!! It really has me thinking ... Would never know until we scan our brains. Good luck with that in our current unhealthcare system
@@rotcaka That's interesting...
I spent 5hours trying to start my homework on the last day then finally did it in about 10minutes.this stuff be seeming like its harder than rocket science
TRUE!! This has been my life many times
Yeah same!
Oh my god same!
Literally
Ikr
Another SUPER helpful thing that's part of the Pomodoro method but often not mentioned, is keeping a paper or notebook next to you, and whenever you want to go do something else, or you think of something, ANYTHING that's not related to what you're doing, you write it down on the paper, and then don't let it bother you
You are right! That’s amazing how it works.
nice!
I'll try that!
Hey, I like that! Thank You for The Idea!
I always keep 3 sheets with me: the "in this task", the "general tasks" and the 3rd and most important one: the "intrusive/unrelated thoughts". Can't concentrate in any desk work without them.
I love how she tries to make the videos interesting and cute and funny too like we're some kids who gets bored easily. This helps me love my task, its dumb but it does. I feel like it is easier to start it now and do it now because she feels like an elder sister or a mother. Thank you so much for these tips ❤❤❤❤
Love how u understand the need to wrap the content in short time: the content ready, no fillers, no thinking time...
I love the way she edits, it literally keeps my attention it’s *g r e at*
EXACTLY!!!
Yes, really like the tempo. If a self help youtuber talks slowly and makes 35min videos with 10 min meandering talk before they get to the point I am out (I am thinking of someone specific here).
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Haha. It’s because the editor has adhd :)
I noticed this too -
lots of really short sentences & quick rewards for refocusing - "and the thing that does that is THIS: BLAH" ,
a little fast talking,
small eye-catching jumps in or out on the video - to pull focus back if you were pulling away.
Lots of inset graphics or cartoons to look visually different
sometimes the cartoons have their own little mini story that goes along with the spoken story, but is a smidge different.
im crying right now. it feels so good to be understood.
+Shivya Bansal welcome to the tribe
Shivya Bansal same
*We* are NOT alone!!!
i cried once i discovered this channel
I just found this channel you r a godsend life has been sooooo difficult
You are making my life better. I've been in tears 3 times in 2 days watching these videos going, "Oh that isn't my fault?" And, "I can totally do this!" Thank you thank you!
I don't think any youtube channel has made me cry as much as this one. Thank you
Because I constantly underestimate how much time everything will take (on my gravestone, directly under my name and birth and death dates, will be the legend "That took longer than I expected"), I've started timing myself doing everyday tasks, from brushing and flossing to taking a shower to getting dressed to making the bed. I now know that no, I can't actually get dressed in five minutes. Armed with this knowledge, I'm much more likely to arrive at appointments and such on time because I can set reasonable, experience-based goals for preparation and transit times.
And it only took me 49 years to figure this out! YAY ME
Hey, congrats on finding out! Welcome to the ADHD Club!
"That took longer than I expected."
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you for that enormous laugh!
That will totally be me as well...if I ever get around to dying, that is.
This made me laugh out loud 😂🙏🏽
This is Ive always considered doing this but never got around to it (go figure) but I think Im gonna finally try tomorrow and hopefully get better at making a study schedule 😪😩
@@dilianafarias4503 search for apps that track time as "Now Then" in AppleStore. Track different things for a while and see where it leads you.
i'm a 28 yr old Indian man.. recently came across russell barkley seminar on adhd and i almost cried.. all my life ppl thought i did not care or i'm flaky.. even i didnt know whats wrong with me.. it was like dr.russell was giving a seminar ABOUT ME..
i've seen just two of your videos now and i'm feeling the same way, "she's talking about me".. every single point you make is a huge part of my personality.. thank you. SO MUCH. seriously. thank you.. god bless your soul
Hi..! am 20 right now and Indian. feels good to see that am not alone :) in our country, ADHD is highly criticized as laziness and often treated as a tragic phase in life, especially during the age of school and college, where the person is often zoned out or avoided or even bashed upon emotionally. Me, being a recent example. Hang in there. Things get much better once we get a better understanding of what we are going through. and also, when we know that we are not alone..!
@@revmachine2662 Hi, I'm Indian too and I have the same problem. Have you received medical help?
@Reshma Rajeev Lmao so true...
Feels so good to know there's others like us in our country...
I am an Indian with adhd too. Dr. Russell changed my perception a big deal too.
I am undiagnosed but this feels so relatable. I had kept this suspicion of me having ADHD for almost a year now.😅 I don't want to self diagnose but there are no one to diagnose me around. The thing is that i am afraid that I would convince myself that I have ADHD then turn out to be just lazy or smthn.
I'm undiagnosed & not sure if I will or won't seek one but, wow does her tips & hacks work!!! I'm relating to soooo much here!
one thing I love about your videos is that they're really short, so i don't get bored and can focus on them. it also makes it easier to start watching them, because i know it just 5 minutes!
I have a problem with the timer method, because I procrastinate on actually setting the timer...
I know right..? And even if I actually set it, it may work the first time and maybe the second, but as soon as I break this "I have to work now"-rule even once, I can never return to being committed to work in those 25 minutes again..
Give your self a reward when you accomplished/ finished the job,( for ex pizza/ ice cream/ playtime/ hangout w/ friends, read a book you like, etc.) If you didn't then have a consequence (something you don't like, ex: No You tube/games/no playing for 2 hours/ have to stay home and not go out w/ friends ,etc.)
YES. Me too. For a while (a couple of weeks at best) I could do maybe three or four cycles of 25 on / 10 off. Then it would get harder and harder to start again after a break. Now I can't even get myself to start the first cycle.
Exactly what I thought when she said that.
same for me. i did 45 mins work and 15 mins break with reward (youtube or reading a chapter of a comic). worked for 1 month and a half...
i think the problem is i overdid it. it was too hard for my attention span and i've run out of energy.
now i'm starting anew but this time i'm breaking my work down in really small bites while my rewards are longer or at least as long as the work time. so it's basically 5 minutes work and 15 minutes youtube. isn't efficient, i know, but even 5 minutes spent on my thesis is a succes compared to not doing anything at all!
when i use the kitchen timer technique i will just get distracted by everything. Even if u put me in a completely white room with only a table, a chair and the work i need to do, i will get lost in my thoughts..
yup my teachers were soooo confused even though they knew I had ADHD, now they are less confused bc i go to a school for kids with learning differences, they're some how still confused tho
Emma lovesRuel I used to have this problem. The solution was breath meditation.
This was weirdly hard. After 2 months daily of trying trying trying kinda trying kinda succeeding, partly succeeding, partly succeeding, partly succeeding, I got to be mostly succeeding.
I can second that meditation tip. Doing daily meditation has improved my focus.
Starting with a mini-habit of 1min p/day, never skipping a day, made it feasible to get this done.
Good luck 🍀
lol I sometimes stare at the wall and yes get lost in my thoughts. how do I get rid of thoughts?
@@cocoa261 Same man😩 My brain distracts me way more than my phone or laptop. The number 1 advice everyone gives for ADD/ADHD is to remove distractions. Ok, but how am I supposed to remove my thoughts?🙃
I’ve never been diagnosed with adhd but you couldn’t be more spot on about the problems I deal with.
Thank you. I’ll give it a try!
I was really surprised to get everything you were saying. I haven't been diagnosed but I have always felt that I was different. It's been a relief to find your videos, to gain a better understanding of myself. Thank you so much for what you do.
I've used the 25min/5min method before and have found it more helpful to start off with 10min/5min then slowly start to increase the work time as I get used to the routine.
Yes! Totally. If you REALLY have a hard time focusing, 25 min is way too long. But omg it's kind of embarrassing to be proud of yourself for focusing on one task only for 10 minutes...no one cares or sees that as an accomplishment. But the thought of working for 25 minutes straight is overwhelming because it seems impossible. But it's not impossible once you've worked up to it! Thanks for this reminder.
Yes. I think I need to start with five. Mess scares me.
Yeah... I get overwhelmed by to-so's very easily
Super smart, thank you! 25 minutes sounds daunting to me
great idea!! I saw the 25 minutes and got evil eyes lmao. 25 mins feels so long!!!! Dx
Something that helps me, setting my timer for 27:00 minutes, gives me 2 min to get settled in and prep mentally.
😲 omg that's brilliant! (And comforting that I'm not the only one who can't just jump into a task💙)
I think you just solved my issue with this specific method and I am SO grateful. Genius!
This is revolutionary
I had no idea other people used this! I use timers to do things like cleaning my room.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is the first video I have watched on ADHD. I made it 50% in and then hate to stop. I could only get to 2:22 before pausing and standing up and coming back to the video later. I was recently tested for ADHD and my scores were ridiculously high. A normal brain functions at 9.45. I scored 19.94. I'm ADHD on steroids. It explains so much.
Ok, but I actually resonate 100% with ADHD symptoms. It’s such a relief to know that all of my struggles have a name. (I’m not using ADHD as an excuse, but rather as a way to start living with it as my super power.)
Love and light to you!❤
Literally everyone feels like that, chances are you don’t have it. Go to a doctor
I really wish I could turn hyper focus on/off when it’s appropriate. I would be unstoppable.
Dear lord, If you realize how please let us know hahahah
IKRRR
for real though
Same haha
But I am autistic so I kind of sometimes can when I am in a SUPER good mood.
(I am currently researching the possibility of also having adhd)
The only thing that I know sometimes a little bit works for me:
I love acquiring knowledge. So I try to trick my brain into thinking that what I have to do is actually something that I really want to know.
I also recommend watching the other how to adhd videos. They are a good start.
“What if I told you there was a magical fruit from a faraway land that could solve everything?”
[suspicious squint] I’m listening
I thought it was going to be caffeine! Haha
@@annafantasia No, no no no no nonononooooooo, stop. Caffeine is the devil's juice. It is a poison embedded with evil and destruction for our brains. It power up your ADHD to the point your brain explodes from your body and travels to every universe ever, and it's only 9:05 AM
Hm, interesting. Caffeine has always overloaded my brain to the point of exhaustion. My mom used to give my brother & me Coca-Cola to get us to calm down. We would get calm, then sleepy.
You're style of teaching is so exceptionally helpful. I've gone through dozens of videos and 1. Everyone expects you to have GOALS , I can't think of the future so goal setting is close to impossible right now. THIS can help. Thank you.
FINALLY!!!! I am a job coach and it took me over an hour to find a video to share and help my clients with ADHD! On point, great video, thank you.
Because of you I'm learning to stop hating myself and get everything done ... and in the right order... sometimes
+Mona Keulen that's so wonderful to hear!!!
I am literally crying someone who understands how to help me I’ve been binge consuming self help content and wondering where the results are. The awesome thing about her channel is that she knows exactly how to help us
me that just wanted to know cuz some friend sad it
Right?? this channel is amazing! I just discovered it and i'm in the process of figuring myself out really for the first time. I finally feel understood and there's a true relief in that.
I concur!
Showed my AP teach at the beginning of the year and she was so good with helping me with studying for my Big ap Test. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Thank you for existing, I got diagnosed last month and everything makes sense now. Its great to finally have some hope for future.
I don't even have a diagnosis, I've just been thinking ADHD symptoms explain my life waaaaay too well, and this method just made me able to get an assignment done on time for the first time in years. It's so obviou, why have I never done that before!
Same deal, but I'm looking into getting a diagnosis because I fit in most of the symptoms here the more I go into this rabbit hole.
Omg! I am in tears! Someone who understands it! I have been diagnosed with ADHD since I was 19 I am going to be 33. It’s a DAILY struggle and adderall only works so far. I hated myself for so long, felt I was worthless incapable of simple things. Yet my brain never shuts up?! I am so thankful for your channel! Thank you!
But this is me 1000%! 🙏🏻
Realizing I have ADHD and I can’t make myself do the things I use to.. it’s been awful but your videos have been so helpful! Thank you so much!
Please never stop making these videos lol I feel so validated and understood 💗
The crisis thing is so true. I do best when I am freaking out.
Same here! I never knew it about myself until she said it. This is why I do well in manufacturing lol everything is on a deadline
Absolutely! Who else but we the neurodivergent can do a 16 week semester project in 4 hours and STILL make an "A"??
Yay, us! 😁
right
focusing for a full 25 minutes exhausts me man
a five minute break isnt near enough
sad plant
you can try 10min and 3min or any other variation hat works for you :):)
Hope this helps!
It sounds like a lot but once you get going you'll hopefully get into it :) if not just try 15 mins or whatever works for you!
I do 20/10. 20 min is about as long as i can focus before i start getting off track.
I was thinking of that. I am good for that time limit but for my students I would definitely need to build their stamina. I also need a different timer. I have 9 kiddos with ADHD. Nice timers at different time intervals would drive me insane!!!! A lady who has been helping me out suggested a Fitbit because it has a vibrating timer. It helps her keep on time in her classroom. I am not buying 9 fitbits but I am wondering if there is a vibrating wearable timer out there.
Literally me
In less than 5 minutes you succinctly explained this technique, broke down my patterns of adhd and procrastination, and made me feel part of a community. Great video and thanks for the help!
Ma'am you are so sweet. That was a really calm and helpful video.
I had always struggled with symptoms of ADHD. No one seems to understand this.
I've always had problem in reaching anywhere on time, even to this very day.
I often have problem in starting things, even if I know how to do it.
(Example- I can do a front roll but when I have to do it, I just can't. But if I just try doing it one time, then there's no stopping me. I can try over and over. Same goes with pull-ups, studying or doing any other task/activity)
I am in first year of college. I often struggle to explain to my friends why I need continuous slots of 3 to 6 hours to study but they do not seem to understand it. They just think I'm simply procrastinating and not even trying. I literally have different voices in my head telling me to do this or that. My thoughts seldom come to a stop. It feels like my brain is working overtime.
If I say to someone that maybe I have adhd, they say "everybody has it nowadays".
My condition and habits are worsened by the use of mobile phone, specially social media.
I just want to do things normally and build discipline. I will start taking pomodoro technique seriously because it has worked for me when I tried it a year ago. And thanks for putting out these helpful videos.
My own solution, at least for school work is to do everything at school. I stay late in the media center, work during lunch, and sometimes during a boring bit of class. Working to find time to do work engages my brain and keeps me on task during school. It also adds a time limit and novelty to work, by trying to figure out how to get everything to fit into my day
but what about socializing with the only 3 friends i have
I did this a lot when i was younger. Always did my school work at school... And when i got home, i never touched my school bag... My family never understood how i passed my tests cos i never touched a book when i got home...
Your comment took me back and i'm now realizing how we missed so many signs
The number of times I get the "Oh my god" moment during your videos.... I have found these videos so helpful. I wish I'd known about my ADHD before college. I put myself through a lot of unnecessary anxiety and stress by not knowing why i had to work so much harder than others.
Careful how you say his name dude amen 🙏
@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 🙄
I use this technique with my middle school class - works a treat! (They basically can’t work without it! 😂🙄)
This is the first time i feel like I'm being heard. 😢.. I have wonderful people in my life, i used to be a topper in school, but now im such a mess.. because of my school records, everyone have high expectations from me. But deep down i know, i cant achieve anything, because i plan things, it takes 4 to 5 days to start something, then i hyper focus on that day. Then after 5 or 10 days i get back on that project. I procrastinate more if i get more time. I feel like i can do this easily and actually took days to complete the task. Simpler tasks like washing clothes etc are getting procrastinated, i dont know i mindlessly wander in some world. I thought phone was my problem, but even without phone it was still the same. I start something, i do it religiously for some time then i quit it. You have to see my journal, to know how many routines i have created to suit myself. But i didn't even last for a month. I tried pomodoro app and ended up switching it off.. i think im hopeless😢😢
I always love these videos. This is honestly one of my favorite channels. Ironically, I can see myself getting hyperfocused on this. I am 44, and I am just now learning why I truly struggled as a kid and what I can do to succeed as an adult.
Knowing that you read these just made me wanna say thank you for this channel.
I’ve used the Pomodoro method before and it works for me when I am relatively motivated already. I just thought of a new reward, which is a 5 minute Body Groove dance workout because I love to dance, and I’ve been feeling depressed and realize I need to incorporate more fun stuff into my life, especially since I’m living alone, and the Coronavirus restrictions are not helping my mood.
Pomodoro always remember me when I was a kind and used to study watching television, I tried to finish before the commercial breaks end, and I knew I was getting a prize at the end. My mom never understand how this worked but she saw the results so she stopped yelling at me
Short, Precise, Complete... thank you !!!
I used to work out in a Boxing Gym.
It had a CONTINUAL 4-minute timer w/ a bell.
3 min. rounds (30 sec. warning), 1 min. rest, REPEAT.
This is so me.. I have my AdHD asessment in 2 weeks.. ive been waiting a year and a half for it and struggled my whole life. I'm 28. I hope I get answers for failing uni etc. I felt like no one understood. I knew i was capable, but I couldn't use not concentrating as a good enough excuse/reason in their eyes and I got kicked out of uni.
Wish me luck ❤
Its a year late lol, but what were the results?
I'm curious as well. I'm a young adult. Have not been to Uni. Worried about going to Uni in the messy state I'm in and failing.
I’m 70 lol and JUST realised I’m ADD!! My son is full on ADHD and I’ve always focused soo much on him I forgot about myself. This explains me exactly and thanks for amazing tips!!! 😊🌟👏🏼
I am 73, and was diagnosed randomly (by a paediatrician friend) 3 years ago. Possibly one of the best things that has happened to me! Congratulations to both of us for making it this far on our own!
I was diagnosed at 70. Three years ago. Still trying to sort myself out, but such a relief to know what the problem is! I love this space, where everyone is a bit like me.
In my 50s, wondering if I should get diagnosed. Everything she describes about my procrastination and the thinking I have for it just fits.
Hahaha - so I recently realised that I might have adhd and so much of this resonates with me - the delayed work (not not working - just working on important things that interest me) until the day before a deadline always works for me as I really - really focus on on this and get it done.
I created a journal series called a productive waste of my time, I didn’t know why I did it but I knew it was for people like me that don’t feel normal. That don’t know how to fit inside the box. I believe everyone deserves to be themselves without out pressure to be the version people want us to be. Befriending yourself is the most important thing for people that struggle being different. Your life is yours. Be you.
As soon as she discussed about the pomodoro technique, I literally started looking for cute timer online then scrolled through more products for at least 30minutes then went back to this video.
I can relate doing that in a few other videos
Omg, I can't believe there is someone like me 😭😭😭, finally I don't have to feel lonely. I am always depressed because of this brain that led me not wanting to live anymore. It continued for my whole life while being pressurized with high expectations to perform, which led me to be successful. Well, I was terrified of getting punished and letting people down, so I had to. The fact I always hid from people was that I was only functioning under crisis/pressure/anxiety. I was never ever able to perform during the rest of the time. Most of the time ( actually almost all the time), I was just trying to hide my procrastination/anxiety and lack of focus instead of actually working. Because of this "death trap" ( at least thats how I feel) I am pretty sure I only know how to unhappy. I don't know how to feel good. Fortunately, I have been trying really hard lately to spend my time feeling good by allowing myself to find the goodness in moments and simply learn to enjoy small stuff. The only problem I have is that I still can't get things done which is who I am. But, I am kind of happy that I am learning not to hate myself for not getting things done. This makes my life much better and gives me small little hopes to I can keep progressing on actually doing the work. Fingers x-ed
I’m Dyspraxic and possibly ADHD, never had a diagnosis but literally everything I ever see on it I find highly and I tick many of the boxes. This video and no doubt the others are very helpful.
I actually have come across some of the strategies you talk about. But I gotta tell ya, its so nice to hear someone else speaking my language.
This explains so much about my tendencies to do school work at the last minute. I would always either struggle to make myself work, or I would be focused enough to do essays/speeches in an hour. It feels so good to finally have an explanation.
this made me tear up, i've never heard someone explain procrastination so well. i thought i was just broken. guess my new issue will be procrastinating on setting the timer. *goes back to runescape*
Thanks a lot for taking the initiative to speak about this massive issue that we are facing. And without knowing we were thinking it was our fault.
I'm supposed to be doing my orientation stuff for work and REALLY need inspiration. This video hit home because I'm a nurse and am great in a crisis but awful at remembering the nitty gritty, uploading docs, etc.
Oh, you’re just gonna take my entire diary and read it online for everyone. This is my life
I love your hair
You just got a sub! I have ADHD and I've just started watching all of your videos. They're really helpful...even if it's 3 am and I have school tomorrow.
Yay hi new brain!!! Get some sleep!
I have ADHD as an adult and I'm in college...same story, your videos help so much! =D
How to ADHD what if you have ADHD and OCD
Matthew Kirk OMG, ITS 2:52 AM, AND I'VE GOT SCHOOL TOMORROW AT 8:30AM, FUCK!
How to ADHD I was wondering what's your opinion about medicating kids for adhd, from personal experience and research. thanks a lot!
I just discovered you and absolutely love love love love your delivery and style! So engaging!
I really like your channel, it started giving me some clue about my brain, and I started a formal assessment of Autism/ADHD and this is in part thanks to you. Now I don't necessary agree that the Pomodoro technique will work for everything. Professionally I work with computers a lot (I'm a data scientist) and part of my job is to write computer code, for anything non-trivial the Pomodoro technique goes again productivity, because (in general) to do good coding you need to get into the flow and that takes time, and then you don't want to interrupt the flow because then by the time you get at the end of the day you have hardly done anything. In my case there is a double whammy because I not only spend time coding but I spend time analyzing data which involves exploration, discovery, and often making hypothesis and testing them, again for anything non-trivial being in the flow makes me very productive. But them I have a triple whammy: I suspect having autism and ADHD so by the time I get out of the flow it might be past midnight, useful to have hyper focus as a super power but obviously you know the draw back... So what's your advice, is there any alternative to the Pomodoro technique that would fit better the type of work I do?
Hi there, i am experimenting with Pomodoro myself lately and discovered, that a 25/5 rhythm not always fits best for me. Depending on the tasktyp and my energylevel of the day, other rhythms help better. 50/10, 50/5, 25/3. I've never tried stuff like 120/10 or even longer pomodoros. Have you?
Adult ADD'er here and why am I just now finding this channel?! I started using pomodoro intervals about a month ago and they have been transformative. The hardest part is being a taskmaster with yourself and sticking to the "no distraction" rule without compromise, but the 5 minute "light at the end of the tunnel" makes this less excruciating. The frequent 5 minute breaks also help prevent hyperfocusing on just one component of a project (i.e., me every time I do a project!) because they force you to "surface for air" and reflect from a higher perspective on the entire work.
Thanks for the video - you just gained another subscriber! :)
meee tooo
I don't understand, why would you not want to hyperfocus since that's the way you're the most productive ? And if you take a break you just need to go though the trouble of concentrating all over again, or can you concentrate at will ?
you are literally saving my life. I started college this year and my (probable) ADHD is stronger than ever. tomorrow I have an interview so I can get a profesional to diagnose me! it's important to do it if you didn't already, however, I identify so much with everything you say I kinda know already ahhaha I feel supported for the first time in my life ❤️ thank you so much!
Same here!
These videos are literally changing my life, wow. Thank you so much!! This is such a generous service.
This video is so validating I'll cry
I spent half this video trying to wipe something off my screen that is actually something on your backdrop by your left ear....
Uriah Siner I was trying to focus enough to retain the steps she said ...only made it past 1 after having to rewatch it a few times XD
Uriah Siner I came here to say this. xD
Uriah Siner lol. Me!!!!!
Think that's bad, I was absolutely tripping on the orange coloring at the corners of her mouth through the whole beginning. I thought there was something wrong with the color of the video.... then she took the bite of pizza and all was explained. Tomato sauce doesn't wipe off of makeup as cleanly as it does bare skin. lol
OMG SO MUCH!!
This channel is helping me so life in understanding why I have felt so useless for my entire life, like I had so much to offer but could never deliver and was always a disappointment. Thank you so much!!
Relate
I feel you
I was using pomodoro sessions before I was diagnosed with adhd in 2019. They always helped me out and now I see why!
Lately I've been struggling with my tasks and such and getting things done. I've been putting myself under a lot of stress. But I'm going to trying using pomodoro sessions again and see if that solves it!
Thank you so much! Much love
This is the first video of yours I have watched but it won't be the last. My son has been diagnosed with ADHD, and although I never have been diagnosed, much of what you said applies to me. Thanks for taking the time to make this video - it has been very helpful.
Ok i need a "How remember things"
THANK YOU
I've been helped by making a conscious decision to assume I will forget everything. That helps me take the time immediately to add something to my to-do list or calendar. I no longer allow my inner brat to convince me that she will remember ANYTHING
hi pham
I do the same thing! I'm in my early 40s and I'm finishing my doctoral dissertation. This is the only way I've been able to do it.
Reachel Glasser Yeeeeeaaaaasssss how to remember things would REALLY help out a lot!
(Lists usually don't work that well, after a few days of procrastination, I forget to put most things that I was procrastinating from, back on the list... lol... if that even makes sense... probably not xD )
The more I watch your videos, the mote I am sure I have ADHD. I am sooo relieved to find it's not me, it's the disorder😅. These are like my version of those 'random yet relatable' videos
*more
Same :c
how does one go to a psychiatrist? I barely go to the dentist :|...
Silent Angel Ha ha hahahahahahahahahaha....... I doubt they'd help but sure I'll ask I guess. But then they'd ask why... and try to say every possible thing to not let me go :(.
Silent Angel I find my mom would. But my dad.....having any conversation with him turns out quite bad I find :|. And if I tell my mom, she's just going to tell my dad and thus I'd be forced to go into a conversation with my dad.
I love this video. It explains perfectly how to get stuff done. I rewatched it and then made my 8 year old with ADHD watch. Super helpful ❤
I have adhd and personally, the pomodoro technique hasn't worked for deadlines or motivation of that sort..... but i love your work and content :)
Everytime i try to do the pomodoro I usually extend the 25 minutes to like 1 hour then do a 30 minute break...if i go back
Guess what i'm doing now? It's almost 1am and i'm getting started on a project due tomorrow . The sad thing is that I volunteered for it. Story of my life...
I VERY RARELY, and I mean almost NEVER, post comments to ANY videos from ANYONE. Now, with that being said, the fact that I'm posting a comment on your video right now shows just how INCREDIBLY MUCH I LOVE AND SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOU, and NOT AT ALL in ANY type of creepy way whatsoever! I've watched MANY of your videos, and I TRULY LOVE THEM ALL!! I have to say, I've searched and searched for videos and articles that could help me in making positive changes to how I do things while navigating through life, but I never could find anything for ME that could help ME... At least, that was until I found YOU and YOUR VIDEOS! Idk of ANYONE else who is posting videos like the ones you make and post. What I mean by that is your videos hit SO DAMN CLOSE TO HOME that we're like roommates now... Again, NOT in a creepy way AT ALL! Lol Anyway, Idk if you'll ever even see this comment or not, but if you do and are willing to, I would TRULY LOVE AND APPRECIATE IT if I could have a one on one conversation with you sometime, whether that be over the phone or just messaging back and forth privately on RUclips! Either way, I just ABSOLUTELY NEEDED to tell YOU how INCREDIBLY AMAZING you and your videos are! I SINCERELY HOPE I end up randomly getting a private message from you sometime, but I DO understand COMPLETELY if that never happens! I would apologize for the long-winded comment, but something tells me that you TOTALLY UNDERSTAND and don't need an apology from me for it! Lol I'm done adding to this comment now! Lol God Bless you for ALL you're trying to accomplish/do with these videos, and I hope to see MANY MORE in the future!!
Thank you so much for your content. I know this is an older video but I really needed this because lately I've been really struggling with my symptoms
I just want to say that you are absolutely amazing.
I watched your TED talk recently and was brought to tears because what you were saying resonated so closely to my own life.
You are an incredible person and I can't thank you enough for helping to bring these issues to light, and offering ways of coping to those like myself.
I seriously can't thank you enough.
I’m off to go watch…
@@allisonroberts9074 i have adhd and everytime i focus the thing she said always happened 😢
I don't know how you do it- but these videos get me out of the RUclips spiral almost every time
Excellent video, thank you 😊
I have created a new folder in my YT videos, How To ADHD and added this video to it. Now I need to go back and find the one you did about writing things down in notebooks, so I can add that. Your videos are amazing - so helpful, informative, explanatory and easy to focus on, as well as... RELATEABLE! (Esp. for another woman.)
When you decide to watch every ADHD-related video that comes up in your reccomended because...why not?
I personally prefer working 45 minutes straight and then taking 15 minute breaks
I work for 1 hour and take 30 minutes break.
I end up working until I get out of the focus I'm in.
Just got diagnosed with add and I'm now putting "kitchen timer" on my wishlist for my birthday. Thanks!
This is sooo true! I was happy to hear that the practices I already have in place are being reinforced here. 100% agree!
7 years later...and still hits
Beeing so good at crises compared to others, that you kinda start loving crises even though they're stress pure.
I don't like the timer. tried it. not a fan. but, I like to listen to listen to music - it drowns out noise distractions and seems to keep me energized.
enter the smart Playlist.
I made a smart Playlist that runs for 30 minutes and then stops...
5 minute break!
to wit: if using a timer doesn't work for you, for whatever reason, you might try a set length Playlist that cyles in new music (so it doesn't become repetitive) to meet the same goal. I started using this as a coping strategy for studying before I was diagnosed.
Fantastic idea. Thanks!
Music works for me too, but only with headphones that are also noise canceling. It's like I'm magically in a bubble that gets rid of outside distraction and the music helps minimize the noise in my own head.
I love music I hum every time in work
What programme do you use to make this smart playlist?
@@PokeyStix Long time Pomodoro and Pandora user. Pandora premium to get rid of the ads since that would defeat the purpose. I like their product because I choose a song or group and it builds the playlist with similar songs. Also, the song list changes over time so it isn't always the same songs. It took a bit to create the right "channels", but I now have three that I use exclusively for working. They have minimal lyrics (or none), one is "peppy" but not intrusive with the others being softer styles. These two apps have been the near-perfect mix for me for years. Hope this helps! [I am not paid by, nor affiliated with either product].
That is hitting the nail on the head in terms of why I used to start projects late I ended up getting to be on it realize it wasn't so hard and I should have started sooner but once I started I really had trouble stopping cuz I was so focused on it that's why I didn't want to start sooner in the first place. Quite right.
These videos have been helping me so much. I have add and in high school with no solid platform on what works.