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For the first time in three weeks, my clean laundry has been put away!
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If I believe
I can do anything
I can move mountains
I can move mountains
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#AuDHD #HeyYouYouAreNotAlone #ExecutiveDysfunction -
For the first time in three weeks, my clean laundry has been put away!
🎶
If I believe
I can do anything
I can move mountains
I can move mountains
🎶
#AuDHD #HeyYouYouAreNotAlone #ExecutiveDysfunction -
For the first time in three weeks, my clean laundry has been put away!
🎶
If I believe
I can do anything
I can move mountains
I can move mountains
🎶
#AuDHD #HeyYouYouAreNotAlone #ExecutiveDysfunction -
Executive dysfunction isn't procrastination.
Procrastination is a choice you delay. Executive dysfunction is the inability to initiate — even when the stakes are high and you genuinely want to start. The task is visible. The bridge to it isn't.
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Executive dysfunction isn't procrastination.
Procrastination is a choice you delay. Executive dysfunction is the inability to initiate — even when the stakes are high and you genuinely want to start. The task is visible. The bridge to it isn't.
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Executive dysfunction isn't procrastination.
Procrastination is a choice you delay. Executive dysfunction is the inability to initiate — even when the stakes are high and you genuinely want to start. The task is visible. The bridge to it isn't.
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Executive dysfunction isn't procrastination.
Procrastination is a choice you delay. Executive dysfunction is the inability to initiate — even when the stakes are high and you genuinely want to start. The task is visible. The bridge to it isn't.
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Executive dysfunction isn't procrastination.
Procrastination is a choice you delay. Executive dysfunction is the inability to initiate — even when the stakes are high and you genuinely want to start. The task is visible. The bridge to it isn't.
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Youtube short where someone explains ADHD overwhelm/task initiation paralysis using a normal ballpoint pen and a multiple-colour ballpoint pen:
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Youtube short where someone explains ADHD overwhelm/task initiation paralysis using a normal ballpoint pen and a multiple-colour ballpoint pen:
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Youtube short where someone explains ADHD overwhelm/task initiation paralysis using a normal ballpoint pen and a multiple-colour ballpoint pen:
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Youtube short where someone explains ADHD overwhelm/task initiation paralysis using a normal ballpoint pen and a multiple-colour ballpoint pen:
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Youtube short where someone explains ADHD overwhelm/task initiation paralysis using a normal ballpoint pen and a multiple-colour ballpoint pen:
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https://www.europesays.com/news/25676/ Supreme Court analysis: Democrats will lose the gerrymandering wars. #democrats #elections #ExecutiveDysfunction #gerrymandering #Headlines #judiciary #jurisprudence #News #PaywallEssential #PaywallExempt #SupremeCourt #TopStories #Voting #VotingRights
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The funny thing about my brain is how uneven it is.
I can barely hold a 5-step laundry instruction in my head without writing it all down.
But I still clearly remember how back in 2007 I spent hours searching the entire internet for the soundtrack from the show Still Standing.
Shazam existed but I didn’t know about it yet - the first iPhone had just come out. I eventually found the track on some obscure website.There was no mp3 download, only a player, so I screen-recorded it to extract the song. I even emailed it to another guy who was looking for the same track.
We wrote to each other on Gmail. I still remember his name and email.The song was Will Hoge – You Make Me Happy, and I’ve kept that file in my archive since 2008 (BTW - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB8HEJueCCQ).
Meanwhile, if my wife tells me: "Wash at 40 with double wash and extra rinse. If there’s too much laundry, do it at 60. If there's already washed clothes, dry them - but split into two loads so they fit in the dryer. And if there’s bedding, hang it on the rack." - my brain just gives up after two steps. Complete fog.
Or the colour thing - I genuinely don’t know where "light" ends and "dark" begins.
Grey? Slightly darker grey? Bright red? It creates real paralysis in the moment.In the moment it feels like I'm just being stupid, but my brain simply can't process these things.
#ExecutiveDysfunction #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Thoughts #MentalHealth #Blog
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The funny thing about my brain is how uneven it is.
I can barely hold a 5-step laundry instruction in my head without writing it all down.
But I still clearly remember how back in 2007 I spent hours searching the entire internet for the soundtrack from the show Still Standing.
Shazam existed but I didn’t know about it yet - the first iPhone had just come out. I eventually found the track on some obscure website.There was no mp3 download, only a player, so I screen-recorded it to extract the song. I even emailed it to another guy who was looking for the same track.
We wrote to each other on Gmail. I still remember his name and email.The song was Will Hoge – You Make Me Happy, and I’ve kept that file in my archive since 2008 (BTW - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB8HEJueCCQ).
Meanwhile, if my wife tells me: "Wash at 40 with double wash and extra rinse. If there’s too much laundry, do it at 60. If there's already washed clothes, dry them - but split into two loads so they fit in the dryer. And if there’s bedding, hang it on the rack." - my brain just gives up after two steps. Complete fog.
Or the colour thing - I genuinely don’t know where "light" ends and "dark" begins.
Grey? Slightly darker grey? Bright red? It creates real paralysis in the moment.In the moment it feels like I'm just being stupid, but my brain simply can't process these things.
#ExecutiveDysfunction #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Thoughts #MentalHealth #Blog
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The funny thing about my brain is how uneven it is.
I can barely hold a 5-step laundry instruction in my head without writing it all down.
But I still clearly remember how back in 2007 I spent hours searching the entire internet for the soundtrack from the show Still Standing.
Shazam existed but I didn’t know about it yet - the first iPhone had just come out. I eventually found the track on some obscure website.There was no mp3 download, only a player, so I screen-recorded it to extract the song. I even emailed it to another guy who was looking for the same track.
We wrote to each other on Gmail. I still remember his name and email.The song was Will Hoge – You Make Me Happy, and I’ve kept that file in my archive since 2008 (BTW - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB8HEJueCCQ).
Meanwhile, if my wife tells me: "Wash at 40 with double wash and extra rinse. If there’s too much laundry, do it at 60. If there's already washed clothes, dry them - but split into two loads so they fit in the dryer. And if there’s bedding, hang it on the rack." - my brain just gives up after two steps. Complete fog.
Or the colour thing - I genuinely don’t know where "light" ends and "dark" begins.
Grey? Slightly darker grey? Bright red? It creates real paralysis in the moment.In the moment it feels like I'm just being stupid, but my brain simply can't process these things.
#ExecutiveDysfunction #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Thoughts #MentalHealth #Blog
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The funny thing about my brain is how uneven it is.
I can barely hold a 5-step laundry instruction in my head without writing it all down.
But I still clearly remember how back in 2007 I spent hours searching the entire internet for the soundtrack from the show Still Standing.
Shazam existed but I didn’t know about it yet - the first iPhone had just come out. I eventually found the track on some obscure website.There was no mp3 download, only a player, so I screen-recorded it to extract the song. I even emailed it to another guy who was looking for the same track.
We wrote to each other on Gmail. I still remember his name and email.The song was Will Hoge – You Make Me Happy, and I’ve kept that file in my archive since 2008 (BTW - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB8HEJueCCQ).
Meanwhile, if my wife tells me: "Wash at 40 with double wash and extra rinse. If there’s too much laundry, do it at 60. If there's already washed clothes, dry them - but split into two loads so they fit in the dryer. And if there’s bedding, hang it on the rack." - my brain just gives up after two steps. Complete fog.
Or the colour thing - I genuinely don’t know where "light" ends and "dark" begins.
Grey? Slightly darker grey? Bright red? It creates real paralysis in the moment.In the moment it feels like I'm just being stupid, but my brain simply can't process these things.
#ExecutiveDysfunction #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Thoughts #MentalHealth #Blog
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The funny thing about my brain is how uneven it is.
I can barely hold a 5-step laundry instruction in my head without writing it all down.
But I still clearly remember how back in 2007 I spent hours searching the entire internet for the soundtrack from the show Still Standing.
Shazam existed but I didn’t know about it yet - the first iPhone had just come out. I eventually found the track on some obscure website.There was no mp3 download, only a player, so I screen-recorded it to extract the song. I even emailed it to another guy who was looking for the same track.
We wrote to each other on Gmail. I still remember his name and email.The song was Will Hoge – You Make Me Happy, and I’ve kept that file in my archive since 2008 (BTW - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB8HEJueCCQ).
Meanwhile, if my wife tells me: "Wash at 40 with double wash and extra rinse. If there’s too much laundry, do it at 60. If there's already washed clothes, dry them - but split into two loads so they fit in the dryer. And if there’s bedding, hang it on the rack." - my brain just gives up after two steps. Complete fog.
Or the colour thing - I genuinely don’t know where "light" ends and "dark" begins.
Grey? Slightly darker grey? Bright red? It creates real paralysis in the moment.In the moment it feels like I'm just being stupid, but my brain simply can't process these things.
#ExecutiveDysfunction #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Thoughts #MentalHealth #Blog
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Sometimes your final straw may be close, but closing some tabs could help. As could distracting yourself by reading the 425th edition of #Paranatellonta, perhaps. Enjoy!
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#cats #flowers #embroidery #executivedysfunction #witch #photography #flashfiction
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https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/815430536393785344/hidden-straw-i-hid-my-final-straw-among-the -
Sometimes your final straw may be close, but closing some tabs could help. As could distracting yourself by reading the 425th edition of #Paranatellonta, perhaps. Enjoy!
🐱
#cats #flowers #embroidery #executivedysfunction #witch #photography #flashfiction
💐
https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/815430536393785344/hidden-straw-i-hid-my-final-straw-among-the -
Sometimes your final straw may be close, but closing some tabs could help. As could distracting yourself by reading the 425th edition of #Paranatellonta, perhaps. Enjoy!
🐱
#cats #flowers #embroidery #executivedysfunction #witch #photography #flashfiction
💐
https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/815430536393785344/hidden-straw-i-hid-my-final-straw-among-the -
Sometimes your final straw may be close, but closing some tabs could help. As could distracting yourself by reading the 425th edition of #Paranatellonta, perhaps. Enjoy!
🐱
#cats #flowers #embroidery #executivedysfunction #witch #photography #flashfiction
💐
https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/815430536393785344/hidden-straw-i-hid-my-final-straw-among-the -
Sometimes your final straw may be close, but closing some tabs could help. As could distracting yourself by reading the 425th edition of #Paranatellonta, perhaps. Enjoy!
🐱
#cats #flowers #embroidery #executivedysfunction #witch #photography #flashfiction
💐
https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/815430536393785344/hidden-straw-i-hid-my-final-straw-among-the -
I don’t have all the answers yet. Diagnosis is still preliminary (Asperger's mentioned, AuDHD suspected).
But I’m starting to accept that my brain will probably always do this dance.
What’s helping a bit:
- Fewer tools (I'm trying to kill half of them)
- Accepting that "good enough" is better than “perfect but abandoned”
- Writing things down immediately instead of trusting my memoryIf you're also stuck in the endless app-switching hell… you're not broken. Your brain just needs different rules.
Would love to hear how other people handle this.
#AuDHD #ADHD #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Blog #Thoughts #Productivity #MentalHealth #Fediverse
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I don’t have all the answers yet. Diagnosis is still preliminary (Asperger's mentioned, AuDHD suspected).
But I’m starting to accept that my brain will probably always do this dance.
What’s helping a bit:
- Fewer tools (I'm trying to kill half of them)
- Accepting that "good enough" is better than “perfect but abandoned”
- Writing things down immediately instead of trusting my memoryIf you're also stuck in the endless app-switching hell… you're not broken. Your brain just needs different rules.
Would love to hear how other people handle this.
#AuDHD #ADHD #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Blog #Thoughts #Productivity #MentalHealth #Fediverse
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I don’t have all the answers yet. Diagnosis is still preliminary (Asperger's mentioned, AuDHD suspected).
But I’m starting to accept that my brain will probably always do this dance.
What’s helping a bit:
- Fewer tools (I'm trying to kill half of them)
- Accepting that "good enough" is better than “perfect but abandoned”
- Writing things down immediately instead of trusting my memoryIf you're also stuck in the endless app-switching hell… you're not broken. Your brain just needs different rules.
Would love to hear how other people handle this.
#AuDHD #ADHD #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Blog #Thoughts #Productivity #MentalHealth #Fediverse
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Right now my "source of truth" is basically a mess:
- Quick thoughts → Apple Notes
- Important stuff → Notion
- Super private things → Anytype
- Sharing with nice links → Craft Docs
- Old experiments → Outline (I should probably kill it)
- Random thoughts I wrote on paper last weekI literally don’t remember where I put things half the time.
I used to think I was just "bad at productivity".Now I’m pretty sure my brain just doesn’t work like other people’s. And I’m tired of pretending it does.
#ActuallyAutistic #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Tools #Software #Thoughts #Blog #MentalHealth
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Right now my "source of truth" is basically a mess:
- Quick thoughts → Apple Notes
- Important stuff → Notion
- Super private things → Anytype
- Sharing with nice links → Craft Docs
- Old experiments → Outline (I should probably kill it)
- Random thoughts I wrote on paper last weekI literally don’t remember where I put things half the time.
I used to think I was just "bad at productivity".Now I’m pretty sure my brain just doesn’t work like other people’s. And I’m tired of pretending it does.
#ActuallyAutistic #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Tools #Software #Thoughts #Blog #MentalHealth
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Right now my "source of truth" is basically a mess:
- Quick thoughts → Apple Notes
- Important stuff → Notion
- Super private things → Anytype
- Sharing with nice links → Craft Docs
- Old experiments → Outline (I should probably kill it)
- Random thoughts I wrote on paper last weekI literally don’t remember where I put things half the time.
I used to think I was just "bad at productivity".Now I’m pretty sure my brain just doesn’t work like other people’s. And I’m tired of pretending it does.
#ActuallyAutistic #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Tools #Software #Thoughts #Blog #MentalHealth
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Every few weeks I decide: "This is the one. This app/notebook/system will finally fix my brain."
I set it up for hours. I move everything. I feel so organized. I tell myself "this time it’s forever".
Two weeks later I’m staring at the screen, completely empty, and the whole thing feels impossible again.
I’ve done this with Notion, Evernote, Craft, Outline (self hosted), Anytype, Proton, Gemini, even physical notebooks… the list is long.
My brain keeps promising me the perfect system. It never delivers.#AuDHD #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Blog #Thoughts #Health #Mentalhealth
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Every few weeks I decide: "This is the one. This app/notebook/system will finally fix my brain."
I set it up for hours. I move everything. I feel so organized. I tell myself "this time it’s forever".
Two weeks later I’m staring at the screen, completely empty, and the whole thing feels impossible again.
I’ve done this with Notion, Evernote, Craft, Outline (self hosted), Anytype, Proton, Gemini, even physical notebooks… the list is long.
My brain keeps promising me the perfect system. It never delivers.#AuDHD #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Blog #Thoughts #Health #Mentalhealth
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Every few weeks I decide: "This is the one. This app/notebook/system will finally fix my brain."
I set it up for hours. I move everything. I feel so organized. I tell myself "this time it’s forever".
Two weeks later I’m staring at the screen, completely empty, and the whole thing feels impossible again.
I’ve done this with Notion, Evernote, Craft, Outline (self hosted), Anytype, Proton, Gemini, even physical notebooks… the list is long.
My brain keeps promising me the perfect system. It never delivers.#AuDHD #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Blog #Thoughts #Health #Mentalhealth
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https://www.europesays.com/news/22710/ There’s something more sinister beneath Trump’s White House ballroom obsession. #DonaldTrump #ExecutiveDysfunction #Headlines #judiciary #jurisprudence #News #PaywallExempt #SupremeCourt #TopStories #WhiteHouse
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The ADHD brain lacks baseline dopamine. It cannot "just start" a task. Deadline panic triggers an adrenaline spike to bridge the chemical gap.
This forces action. It is biology. Not laziness.
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The ADHD brain lacks baseline dopamine. It cannot "just start" a task. Deadline panic triggers an adrenaline spike to bridge the chemical gap.
This forces action. It is biology. Not laziness.
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The ADHD brain lacks baseline dopamine. It cannot "just start" a task. Deadline panic triggers an adrenaline spike to bridge the chemical gap.
This forces action. It is biology. Not laziness.
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The ADHD brain lacks baseline dopamine. It cannot "just start" a task. Deadline panic triggers an adrenaline spike to bridge the chemical gap.
This forces action. It is biology. Not laziness.
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The ADHD brain lacks baseline dopamine. It cannot "just start" a task. Deadline panic triggers an adrenaline spike to bridge the chemical gap.
This forces action. It is biology. Not laziness.
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"Waiting mode paralysis" is not a character flaw.
The brain perceives an upcoming event as an active threat to current focus. Break the loop. Anchor attention to an immediate physical task.
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"Waiting mode paralysis" is not a character flaw.
The brain perceives an upcoming event as an active threat to current focus. Break the loop. Anchor attention to an immediate physical task.
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I did it! I worked for 25 minutes on a task I'd been putting off. It doesn't seem like much but when it's tough to do anything requiring brainpower I'll count this as a win
#executivedysfunction #acutallyAutistic #audhd #adhd -
I did it! I worked for 25 minutes on a task I'd been putting off. It doesn't seem like much but when it's tough to do anything requiring brainpower I'll count this as a win
#executivedysfunction #acutallyAutistic #audhd #adhd -
I did it! I worked for 25 minutes on a task I'd been putting off. It doesn't seem like much but when it's tough to do anything requiring brainpower I'll count this as a win
#executivedysfunction #acutallyAutistic #audhd #adhd -
I did it! I worked for 25 minutes on a task I'd been putting off. It doesn't seem like much but when it's tough to do anything requiring brainpower I'll count this as a win
#executivedysfunction #acutallyAutistic #audhd #adhd -
I did it! I worked for 25 minutes on a task I'd been putting off. It doesn't seem like much but when it's tough to do anything requiring brainpower I'll count this as a win
#executivedysfunction #acutallyAutistic #audhd #adhd -
desperately trying to do a task I've been putting off for a week... maybe I'll set a timer? or make a list of steps?
how do you tackle tasks like that #ADHD crew?
#actuallyAutistic #procrastinating #executiveDysfunction -
desperately trying to do a task I've been putting off for a week... maybe I'll set a timer? or make a list of steps?
how do you tackle tasks like that #ADHD crew?
#actuallyAutistic #procrastinating #executiveDysfunction -
desperately trying to do a task I've been putting off for a week... maybe I'll set a timer? or make a list of steps?
how do you tackle tasks like that #ADHD crew?
#actuallyAutistic #procrastinating #executiveDysfunction -
desperately trying to do a task I've been putting off for a week... maybe I'll set a timer? or make a list of steps?
how do you tackle tasks like that #ADHD crew?
#actuallyAutistic #procrastinating #executiveDysfunction -
desperately trying to do a task I've been putting off for a week... maybe I'll set a timer? or make a list of steps?
how do you tackle tasks like that #ADHD crew?
#actuallyAutistic #procrastinating #executiveDysfunction -
hold up! Do you remember when you last drank water? If not, drink some now!
(it's 3:30p and this is my first water of the day)
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hold up! Do you remember when you last drank water? If not, drink some now!
(it's 3:30p and this is my first water of the day)
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hold up! Do you remember when you last drank water? If not, drink some now!
(it's 3:30p and this is my first water of the day)
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hold up! Do you remember when you last drank water? If not, drink some now!
(it's 3:30p and this is my first water of the day)
