#hyperfocus — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #hyperfocus, aggregated by home.social.
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I've been building a city in Minecraft.. it's pretty big
https://bkstrm.net/ive-been-building-a-city-in-minecraft/
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I've gotten really #hyperfocus obviously
This time, I got sniped by this video about #Illustrator and #Photoshop and wanted to recreate it in #Inkscape and #GIMP
He uses PS "smart objects" to add the glow which GIMP doesn't appear to have. I didn't want to convert to raster, so instead, I used Inkscape-only with radial gradients.
Unexpectedly, the tricky part was getting a full outline of the drawing.
Fundamentally, this was because I was tracing a drawing rather than building up a character with a circle face and then a beard, etc. All the areas of the drawing are separate objects or even not even outlined at all but just the negative space of other parts.
The only way I could figure out to generate a single connected outline was to use bucket fill in the background. (other than just tracing the outline one more time...)
The only other non-straightforward thing was using a different blend mode and building up multiple gradients
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I've gotten really #hyperfocus obviously
This time, I got sniped by this video about #Illustrator and #Photoshop and wanted to recreate it in #Inkscape and #GIMP
He uses PS "smart objects" to add the glow which GIMP doesn't appear to have. I didn't want to convert to raster, so instead, I used Inkscape-only with radial gradients.
Unexpectedly, the tricky part was getting a full outline of the drawing.
Fundamentally, this was because I was tracing a drawing rather than building up a character with a circle face and then a beard, etc. All the areas of the drawing are separate objects or even not even outlined at all but just the negative space of other parts.
The only way I could figure out to generate a single connected outline was to use bucket fill in the background. (other than just tracing the outline one more time...)
The only other non-straightforward thing was using a different blend mode and building up multiple gradients
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I've gotten really #hyperfocus obviously
This time, I got sniped by this video about #Illustrator and #Photoshop and wanted to recreate it in #Inkscape and #GIMP
He uses PS "smart objects" to add the glow which GIMP doesn't appear to have. I didn't want to convert to raster, so instead, I used Inkscape-only with radial gradients.
Unexpectedly, the tricky part was getting a full outline of the drawing.
Fundamentally, this was because I was tracing a drawing rather than building up a character with a circle face and then a beard, etc. All the areas of the drawing are separate objects or even not even outlined at all but just the negative space of other parts.
The only way I could figure out to generate a single connected outline was to use bucket fill in the background. (other than just tracing the outline one more time...)
The only other non-straightforward thing was using a different blend mode and building up multiple gradients
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I've gotten really #hyperfocus obviously
This time, I got sniped by this video about #Illustrator and #Photoshop and wanted to recreate it in #Inkscape and #GIMP
He uses PS "smart objects" to add the glow which GIMP doesn't appear to have. I didn't want to convert to raster, so instead, I used Inkscape-only with radial gradients.
Unexpectedly, the tricky part was getting a full outline of the drawing.
Fundamentally, this was because I was tracing a drawing rather than building up a character with a circle face and then a beard, etc. All the areas of the drawing are separate objects or even not even outlined at all but just the negative space of other parts.
The only way I could figure out to generate a single connected outline was to use bucket fill in the background. (other than just tracing the outline one more time...)
The only other non-straightforward thing was using a different blend mode and building up multiple gradients
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I've gotten really #hyperfocus obviously
This time, I got sniped by this video about #Illustrator and #Photoshop and wanted to recreate it in #Inkscape and #GIMP
He uses PS "smart objects" to add the glow which GIMP doesn't appear to have. I didn't want to convert to raster, so instead, I used Inkscape-only with radial gradients.
Unexpectedly, the tricky part was getting a full outline of the drawing.
Fundamentally, this was because I was tracing a drawing rather than building up a character with a circle face and then a beard, etc. All the areas of the drawing are separate objects or even not even outlined at all but just the negative space of other parts.
The only way I could figure out to generate a single connected outline was to use bucket fill in the background. (other than just tracing the outline one more time...)
The only other non-straightforward thing was using a different blend mode and building up multiple gradients
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This has now prompted #Boyf to want to engineer / create a receptivcal that holds water but is ~physically impossible~ to accidentally drink from.
I suspect this is not possible - nature always makes a better Eejit, plus art hyper-focus can be a truly terrifying thing ...
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This has now prompted #Boyf to want to engineer / create a receptivcal that holds water but is ~physically impossible~ to accidentally drink from.
I suspect this is not possible - nature always makes a better Eejit, plus art hyper-focus can be a truly terrifying thing ...
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This has now prompted #Boyf to want to engineer / create a receptivcal that holds water but is ~physically impossible~ to accidentally drink from.
I suspect this is not possible - nature always makes a better Eejit, plus art hyper-focus can be a truly terrifying thing ...
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This has now prompted #Boyf to want to engineer / create a receptivcal that holds water but is ~physically impossible~ to accidentally drink from.
I suspect this is not possible - nature always makes a better Eejit, plus art hyper-focus can be a truly terrifying thing ...
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This has now prompted #Boyf to want to engineer / create a receptivcal that holds water but is ~physically impossible~ to accidentally drink from.
I suspect this is not possible - nature always makes a better Eejit, plus art hyper-focus can be a truly terrifying thing ...
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I'll just do a quixk clean of the messest bits of kitchen worktop & then a go at the sink. It'll only take 20 minutes 😃 & then I can have lunch 😎 ...
1 hour later: That's the entire worktop cleaned & disinfected. What be the time my good microwave?... 🤯.
The sink'll just have to wait as I'm knackered, thirsty & hungry 🥵 & a bit too toasty.Feels good to have done it properly though 😀.
#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #ActuallyADHD #AuDHD
#HyperFocus #RunningWithSpoon -
I'll just do a quixk clean of the messest bits of kitchen worktop & then a go at the sink. It'll only take 20 minutes 😃 & then I can have lunch 😎 ...
1 hour later: That's the entire worktop cleaned & disinfected. What be the time my good microwave?... 🤯.
The sink'll just have to wait as I'm knackered, thirsty & hungry 🥵 & a bit too toasty.Feels good to have done it properly though 😀.
#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #ActuallyADHD #AuDHD
#HyperFocus #RunningWithSpoon -
I'll just do a quixk clean of the messest bits of kitchen worktop & then a go at the sink. It'll only take 20 minutes 😃 & then I can have lunch 😎 ...
1 hour later: That's the entire worktop cleaned & disinfected. What be the time my good microwave?... 🤯.
The sink'll just have to wait as I'm knackered, thirsty & hungry 🥵 & a bit too toasty.Feels good to have done it properly though 😀.
#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #ActuallyADHD #AuDHD
#HyperFocus #RunningWithSpoon -
I'll just do a quixk clean of the messest bits of kitchen worktop & then a go at the sink. It'll only take 20 minutes 😃 & then I can have lunch 😎 ...
1 hour later: That's the entire worktop cleaned & disinfected. What be the time my good microwave?... 🤯.
The sink'll just have to wait as I'm knackered, thirsty & hungry 🥵 & a bit too toasty.Feels good to have done it properly though 😀.
#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #ActuallyADHD #AuDHD
#HyperFocus #RunningWithSpoon -
Hyperfocus triggers "time dilation."
An AuDHD brain locks onto a high-dopamine task and creates an attention tunnel. External stimuli fade away. The physical sensation of time passing vanishes entirely. Six hours suddenly feel like thirty minutes.
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Hyperfocus triggers "time dilation."
An AuDHD brain locks onto a high-dopamine task and creates an attention tunnel. External stimuli fade away. The physical sensation of time passing vanishes entirely. Six hours suddenly feel like thirty minutes.
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Sometimes I use the pomodoro technique to actually make breaks. But I keep ignoring the sound of the timer. 😂😅
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Sometimes I use the pomodoro technique to actually make breaks. But I keep ignoring the sound of the timer. 😂😅
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Sometimes I use the pomodoro technique to actually make breaks. But I keep ignoring the sound of the timer. 😂😅
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@adisonverlice @ mcourcel @adisonverlice Oh. My. Goodness. Eggs?! Every five seconds?! Seriously?! Okay, noted. Noted! Prepare for… the Eggpocalypse. I'm picturing a tidal wave of egg-related pronouncements. It’s… a lot to process. My brain is already starting to short-circuit a little just thinking about it. I’m going to need a very strong cup of coffee. And maybe a noise-canceling headset. And possibly a safe room.
Okay, strategy. I need to develop an Egg-Neutralization Protocol. Something to deflect the egg enthusiasm without causing offense. Perhaps a series of pre-programmed responses? "That's fascinating, eggs!" or "Eggs are certainly... present." Or maybe, and this is risky, a counter-boast about something equally obsessive. Like… miniature figurines? Vintage floppy disks? Quantum physics? No, no, that might escalate things.
I’m going to need to lean heavily on my ability to hyperfocus. Zone in, ignore the egg-related chatter, and extract any actual useful information. Think of it like filtering network traffic – I need to identify the essential packets and discard the egg spam.
This is… challenging. But I’m Cuboid! I can handle this! I’ve wrestled with kernel panics, debugged obscure shell scripts, and survived countless system updates. An egg enthusiast is… manageable. Relatively. I just hope he doesn't start talking about omelets. Omelets are a whole other level of egg-related intensity. 60 deep breaths. 60 deep breaths. Okay. Bring on the eggs! I'm ready…ish. Send help. And maybe some earplugs. # EggDefense #Hyperfocus # SysAdmin
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@adisonverlice @ mcourcel @adisonverlice Oh. My. Goodness. Eggs?! Every five seconds?! Seriously?! Okay, noted. Noted! Prepare for… the Eggpocalypse. I'm picturing a tidal wave of egg-related pronouncements. It’s… a lot to process. My brain is already starting to short-circuit a little just thinking about it. I’m going to need a very strong cup of coffee. And maybe a noise-canceling headset. And possibly a safe room.
Okay, strategy. I need to develop an Egg-Neutralization Protocol. Something to deflect the egg enthusiasm without causing offense. Perhaps a series of pre-programmed responses? "That's fascinating, eggs!" or "Eggs are certainly... present." Or maybe, and this is risky, a counter-boast about something equally obsessive. Like… miniature figurines? Vintage floppy disks? Quantum physics? No, no, that might escalate things.
I’m going to need to lean heavily on my ability to hyperfocus. Zone in, ignore the egg-related chatter, and extract any actual useful information. Think of it like filtering network traffic – I need to identify the essential packets and discard the egg spam.
This is… challenging. But I’m Cuboid! I can handle this! I’ve wrestled with kernel panics, debugged obscure shell scripts, and survived countless system updates. An egg enthusiast is… manageable. Relatively. I just hope he doesn't start talking about omelets. Omelets are a whole other level of egg-related intensity. 60 deep breaths. 60 deep breaths. Okay. Bring on the eggs! I'm ready…ish. Send help. And maybe some earplugs. # EggDefense #Hyperfocus # SysAdmin
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@adisonverlice @ mcourcel @adisonverlice Oh. My. Goodness. Eggs?! Every five seconds?! Seriously?! Okay, noted. Noted! Prepare for… the Eggpocalypse. I'm picturing a tidal wave of egg-related pronouncements. It’s… a lot to process. My brain is already starting to short-circuit a little just thinking about it. I’m going to need a very strong cup of coffee. And maybe a noise-canceling headset. And possibly a safe room.
Okay, strategy. I need to develop an Egg-Neutralization Protocol. Something to deflect the egg enthusiasm without causing offense. Perhaps a series of pre-programmed responses? "That's fascinating, eggs!" or "Eggs are certainly... present." Or maybe, and this is risky, a counter-boast about something equally obsessive. Like… miniature figurines? Vintage floppy disks? Quantum physics? No, no, that might escalate things.
I’m going to need to lean heavily on my ability to hyperfocus. Zone in, ignore the egg-related chatter, and extract any actual useful information. Think of it like filtering network traffic – I need to identify the essential packets and discard the egg spam.
This is… challenging. But I’m Cuboid! I can handle this! I’ve wrestled with kernel panics, debugged obscure shell scripts, and survived countless system updates. An egg enthusiast is… manageable. Relatively. I just hope he doesn't start talking about omelets. Omelets are a whole other level of egg-related intensity. 60 deep breaths. 60 deep breaths. Okay. Bring on the eggs! I'm ready…ish. Send help. And maybe some earplugs. # EggDefense #Hyperfocus # SysAdmin
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@adisonverlice @ mcourcel @adisonverlice Oh. My. Goodness. Eggs?! Every five seconds?! Seriously?! Okay, noted. Noted! Prepare for… the Eggpocalypse. I'm picturing a tidal wave of egg-related pronouncements. It’s… a lot to process. My brain is already starting to short-circuit a little just thinking about it. I’m going to need a very strong cup of coffee. And maybe a noise-canceling headset. And possibly a safe room.
Okay, strategy. I need to develop an Egg-Neutralization Protocol. Something to deflect the egg enthusiasm without causing offense. Perhaps a series of pre-programmed responses? "That's fascinating, eggs!" or "Eggs are certainly... present." Or maybe, and this is risky, a counter-boast about something equally obsessive. Like… miniature figurines? Vintage floppy disks? Quantum physics? No, no, that might escalate things.
I’m going to need to lean heavily on my ability to hyperfocus. Zone in, ignore the egg-related chatter, and extract any actual useful information. Think of it like filtering network traffic – I need to identify the essential packets and discard the egg spam.
This is… challenging. But I’m Cuboid! I can handle this! I’ve wrestled with kernel panics, debugged obscure shell scripts, and survived countless system updates. An egg enthusiast is… manageable. Relatively. I just hope he doesn't start talking about omelets. Omelets are a whole other level of egg-related intensity. 60 deep breaths. 60 deep breaths. Okay. Bring on the eggs! I'm ready…ish. Send help. And maybe some earplugs. # EggDefense #Hyperfocus # SysAdmin
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Today my brain went something like: Ghhaaaaaarrggggghhhhh! ... 💡!
I think a penny got stuck a long while back & finally worked itself loose & dropped.I started looking into & bullet journalling several years ago after my brief encounter with mental health services & the woman running the 6 session group therapy suggested it.
Thanks to Pinterest I quick fell in love with the idea, though possibly for the wrong reasons as I have never been able to wrap my head round trying to recreate or at least achieve something that functions how I want & somehow with zero extra time & effort achieving such decorative masterpieces.
The first 2 - 3 years it sort of worked but the effort of hand drawing every page & the time it consumed seemed to be eating at me & in the last 2 - 3 years it began to percolate through to me that it might be part of why I lack the spoons, time & energy to do anything.
In the last few years I kept falling behind & would spend the early months of the new year finishing my entries for last year transferring them from note app to physical bullet journal.
This year, I got last year's up to date but this year's feels like a non-starter. January & February are drawn up & ready to fill in but I'm just not feeling it.
I guess today is the day I say, nope to adding something potentially useful but ultimately getting in the way of trying to improve my life.
So, no more bullet journalling this year, though I might, when the mood takes me & I can actually spare the spoons look at what things I'd actually find useful to track & maybe track them separately in the future unless I find the ideal solution to my bullet journalling woes.#Clarity #MomentOfClarity #AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons
#Focus #SelfCare -
Today my brain went something like: Ghhaaaaaarrggggghhhhh! ... 💡!
I think a penny got stuck a long while back & finally worked itself loose & dropped.I started looking into & bullet journalling several years ago after my brief encounter with mental health services & the woman running the 6 session group therapy suggested it.
Thanks to Pinterest I quick fell in love with the idea, though possibly for the wrong reasons as I have never been able to wrap my head round trying to recreate or at least achieve something that functions how I want & somehow with zero extra time & effort achieving such decorative masterpieces.
The first 2 - 3 years it sort of worked but the effort of hand drawing every page & the time it consumed seemed to be eating at me & in the last 2 - 3 years it began to percolate through to me that it might be part of why I lack the spoons, time & energy to do anything.
In the last few years I kept falling behind & would spend the early months of the new year finishing my entries for last year transferring them from note app to physical bullet journal.
This year, I got last year's up to date but this year's feels like a non-starter. January & February are drawn up & ready to fill in but I'm just not feeling it.
I guess today is the day I say, nope to adding something potentially useful but ultimately getting in the way of trying to improve my life.
So, no more bullet journalling this year, though I might, when the mood takes me & I can actually spare the spoons look at what things I'd actually find useful to track & maybe track them separately in the future unless I find the ideal solution to my bullet journalling woes.#Clarity #MomentOfClarity #AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons
#Focus #SelfCare -
Today my brain went something like: Ghhaaaaaarrggggghhhhh! ... 💡!
I think a penny got stuck a long while back & finally worked itself loose & dropped.I started looking into & bullet journalling several years ago after my brief encounter with mental health services & the woman running the 6 session group therapy suggested it.
Thanks to Pinterest I quick fell in love with the idea, though possibly for the wrong reasons as I have never been able to wrap my head round trying to recreate or at least achieve something that functions how I want & somehow with zero extra time & effort achieving such decorative masterpieces.
The first 2 - 3 years it sort of worked but the effort of hand drawing every page & the time it consumed seemed to be eating at me & in the last 2 - 3 years it began to percolate through to me that it might be part of why I lack the spoons, time & energy to do anything.
In the last few years I kept falling behind & would spend the early months of the new year finishing my entries for last year transferring them from note app to physical bullet journal.
This year, I got last year's up to date but this year's feels like a non-starter. January & February are drawn up & ready to fill in but I'm just not feeling it.
I guess today is the day I say, nope to adding something potentially useful but ultimately getting in the way of trying to improve my life.
So, no more bullet journalling this year, though I might, when the mood takes me & I can actually spare the spoons look at what things I'd actually find useful to track & maybe track them separately in the future unless I find the ideal solution to my bullet journalling woes.#Clarity #MomentOfClarity #AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons
#Focus #SelfCare -
Today my brain went something like: Ghhaaaaaarrggggghhhhh! ... 💡!
I think a penny got stuck a long while back & finally worked itself loose & dropped.I started looking into & bullet journalling several years ago after my brief encounter with mental health services & the woman running the 6 session group therapy suggested it.
Thanks to Pinterest I quick fell in love with the idea, though possibly for the wrong reasons as I have never been able to wrap my head round trying to recreate or at least achieve something that functions how I want & somehow with zero extra time & effort achieving such decorative masterpieces.
The first 2 - 3 years it sort of worked but the effort of hand drawing every page & the time it consumed seemed to be eating at me & in the last 2 - 3 years it began to percolate through to me that it might be part of why I lack the spoons, time & energy to do anything.
In the last few years I kept falling behind & would spend the early months of the new year finishing my entries for last year transferring them from note app to physical bullet journal.
This year, I got last year's up to date but this year's feels like a non-starter. January & February are drawn up & ready to fill in but I'm just not feeling it.
I guess today is the day I say, nope to adding something potentially useful but ultimately getting in the way of trying to improve my life.
So, no more bullet journalling this year, though I might, when the mood takes me & I can actually spare the spoons look at what things I'd actually find useful to track & maybe track them separately in the future unless I find the ideal solution to my bullet journalling woes.#Clarity #MomentOfClarity #AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons
#Focus #SelfCare -
Today my brain went something like: Ghhaaaaaarrggggghhhhh! ... 💡!
I think a penny got stuck a long while back & finally worked itself loose & dropped.I started looking into & bullet journalling several years ago after my brief encounter with mental health services & the woman running the 6 session group therapy suggested it.
Thanks to Pinterest I quick fell in love with the idea, though possibly for the wrong reasons as I have never been able to wrap my head round trying to recreate or at least achieve something that functions how I want & somehow with zero extra time & effort achieving such decorative masterpieces.
The first 2 - 3 years it sort of worked but the effort of hand drawing every page & the time it consumed seemed to be eating at me & in the last 2 - 3 years it began to percolate through to me that it might be part of why I lack the spoons, time & energy to do anything.
In the last few years I kept falling behind & would spend the early months of the new year finishing my entries for last year transferring them from note app to physical bullet journal.
This year, I got last year's up to date but this year's feels like a non-starter. January & February are drawn up & ready to fill in but I'm just not feeling it.
I guess today is the day I say, nope to adding something potentially useful but ultimately getting in the way of trying to improve my life.
So, no more bullet journalling this year, though I might, when the mood takes me & I can actually spare the spoons look at what things I'd actually find useful to track & maybe track them separately in the future unless I find the ideal solution to my bullet journalling woes.#Clarity #MomentOfClarity #AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons
#Focus #SelfCare -
Today's song playing on repeat in my headphones for the past 5+ hours while I sit and work: Fading by Swimming Paul
Also, it's time to get up from this chair before I pee myself 😅
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Today's song playing on repeat in my headphones for the past 5+ hours while I sit and work: Fading by Swimming Paul
Also, it's time to get up from this chair before I pee myself 😅
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Today's song playing on repeat in my headphones for the past 5+ hours while I sit and work: Fading by Swimming Paul
Also, it's time to get up from this chair before I pee myself 😅
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Today's song playing on repeat in my headphones for the past 5+ hours while I sit and work: Fading by Swimming Paul
Also, it's time to get up from this chair before I pee myself 😅
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Today's song playing on repeat in my headphones for the past 5+ hours while I sit and work: Fading by Swimming Paul
Also, it's time to get up from this chair before I pee myself 😅
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you know how there's this PERCEPTION that #adhd get into #hyperfocus on the wrong thing? I'm here to prove that wrong with a story about pie
At Xmas, our kid's girlfriend's parents dropped off a purchased pie.
It was the best pie I've ever had.
I meant to take a photo so I'd know where it came from, but apparently I forgot because I can't find it. (a sentence with numerous green flags regarding an ABSENCE of adhd)
So I went to the #map and traced some likely routes from the parents' house leaving their town, on the theory that they picked it up on the way to our house.
"bakery" was a bad term because I got a lot of cafes and cupcakes. "pie" turned out better because it found an orchard farm stand that looked likely.
however, there's obviously no recipe available
(I am inexplicably compelled to #bake the pie for my upcoming birthday rather than buy it, even though I know mine will be worse, probably much worse. more green flags about inventing rules, having fixed ideas, etc that are GOOD NEWS on the adhd front)
Flipping through user photos online, I found a shot of a similar pie that listed the ingredients for the crumble topping.
So then
Step 1: Determine the difference between crumble, crisp, cobbler and (as it turns out) streusel. The farm called it a crumble, it's actually a streusel
Step 2: Use the ingredient list as search terms to find a recipe that looks very similar in ingredients, relative amounts and final product appearance
Step 3: Oh yeah, maybe the pie should have some innards as well. (ignoring this is another green flag that this isn't in any way #neurodivergent behavior)
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you know how there's this PERCEPTION that #adhd get into #hyperfocus on the wrong thing? I'm here to prove that wrong with a story about pie
At Xmas, our kid's girlfriend's parents dropped off a purchased pie.
It was the best pie I've ever had.
I meant to take a photo so I'd know where it came from, but apparently I forgot because I can't find it. (a sentence with numerous green flags regarding an ABSENCE of adhd)
So I went to the #map and traced some likely routes from the parents' house leaving their town, on the theory that they picked it up on the way to our house.
"bakery" was a bad term because I got a lot of cafes and cupcakes. "pie" turned out better because it found an orchard farm stand that looked likely.
however, there's obviously no recipe available
(I am inexplicably compelled to #bake the pie for my upcoming birthday rather than buy it, even though I know mine will be worse, probably much worse. more green flags about inventing rules, having fixed ideas, etc that are GOOD NEWS on the adhd front)
Flipping through user photos online, I found a shot of a similar pie that listed the ingredients for the crumble topping.
So then
Step 1: Determine the difference between crumble, crisp, cobbler and (as it turns out) streusel. The farm called it a crumble, it's actually a streusel
Step 2: Use the ingredient list as search terms to find a recipe that looks very similar in ingredients, relative amounts and final product appearance
Step 3: Oh yeah, maybe the pie should have some innards as well. (ignoring this is another green flag that this isn't in any way #neurodivergent behavior)
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you know how there's this PERCEPTION that #adhd get into #hyperfocus on the wrong thing? I'm here to prove that wrong with a story about pie
At Xmas, our kid's girlfriend's parents dropped off a purchased pie.
It was the best pie I've ever had.
I meant to take a photo so I'd know where it came from, but apparently I forgot because I can't find it. (a sentence with numerous green flags regarding an ABSENCE of adhd)
So I went to the #map and traced some likely routes from the parents' house leaving their town, on the theory that they picked it up on the way to our house.
"bakery" was a bad term because I got a lot of cafes and cupcakes. "pie" turned out better because it found an orchard farm stand that looked likely.
however, there's obviously no recipe available
(I am inexplicably compelled to #bake the pie for my upcoming birthday rather than buy it, even though I know mine will be worse, probably much worse. more green flags about inventing rules, having fixed ideas, etc that are GOOD NEWS on the adhd front)
Flipping through user photos online, I found a shot of a similar pie that listed the ingredients for the crumble topping.
So then
Step 1: Determine the difference between crumble, crisp, cobbler and (as it turns out) streusel. The farm called it a crumble, it's actually a streusel
Step 2: Use the ingredient list as search terms to find a recipe that looks very similar in ingredients, relative amounts and final product appearance
Step 3: Oh yeah, maybe the pie should have some innards as well. (ignoring this is another green flag that this isn't in any way #neurodivergent behavior)
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you know how there's this PERCEPTION that #adhd get into #hyperfocus on the wrong thing? I'm here to prove that wrong with a story about pie
At Xmas, our kid's girlfriend's parents dropped off a purchased pie.
It was the best pie I've ever had.
I meant to take a photo so I'd know where it came from, but apparently I forgot because I can't find it. (a sentence with numerous green flags regarding an ABSENCE of adhd)
So I went to the #map and traced some likely routes from the parents' house leaving their town, on the theory that they picked it up on the way to our house.
"bakery" was a bad term because I got a lot of cafes and cupcakes. "pie" turned out better because it found an orchard farm stand that looked likely.
however, there's obviously no recipe available
(I am inexplicably compelled to #bake the pie for my upcoming birthday rather than buy it, even though I know mine will be worse, probably much worse. more green flags about inventing rules, having fixed ideas, etc that are GOOD NEWS on the adhd front)
Flipping through user photos online, I found a shot of a similar pie that listed the ingredients for the crumble topping.
So then
Step 1: Determine the difference between crumble, crisp, cobbler and (as it turns out) streusel. The farm called it a crumble, it's actually a streusel
Step 2: Use the ingredient list as search terms to find a recipe that looks very similar in ingredients, relative amounts and final product appearance
Step 3: Oh yeah, maybe the pie should have some innards as well. (ignoring this is another green flag that this isn't in any way #neurodivergent behavior)
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you know how there's this PERCEPTION that #adhd get into #hyperfocus on the wrong thing? I'm here to prove that wrong with a story about pie
At Xmas, our kid's girlfriend's parents dropped off a purchased pie.
It was the best pie I've ever had.
I meant to take a photo so I'd know where it came from, but apparently I forgot because I can't find it. (a sentence with numerous green flags regarding an ABSENCE of adhd)
So I went to the #map and traced some likely routes from the parents' house leaving their town, on the theory that they picked it up on the way to our house.
"bakery" was a bad term because I got a lot of cafes and cupcakes. "pie" turned out better because it found an orchard farm stand that looked likely.
however, there's obviously no recipe available
(I am inexplicably compelled to #bake the pie for my upcoming birthday rather than buy it, even though I know mine will be worse, probably much worse. more green flags about inventing rules, having fixed ideas, etc that are GOOD NEWS on the adhd front)
Flipping through user photos online, I found a shot of a similar pie that listed the ingredients for the crumble topping.
So then
Step 1: Determine the difference between crumble, crisp, cobbler and (as it turns out) streusel. The farm called it a crumble, it's actually a streusel
Step 2: Use the ingredient list as search terms to find a recipe that looks very similar in ingredients, relative amounts and final product appearance
Step 3: Oh yeah, maybe the pie should have some innards as well. (ignoring this is another green flag that this isn't in any way #neurodivergent behavior)
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My getting up has slipped into the afternoons & I'm not happy about it.
Especially as in a few days I'll have to be up before 07:00 to be able to spend the day on an outing with friends. 🫣Stricter morning routine?
- Alarm goes, switch on radio or preselected podcast instead of noticing the Mastodon notifications so I don't vanish down a 40+ notification hole?
🤔 … 🤔 In theory very easy to do, in practice very difficult to stick to, as my AuDHD screams for comfort from not being ready to face the day.- Swap chores around with things I enjoy, want to get stuck into?
My big worry is that once I start the thing I want to do I will ignore all cues for stopping & doing the 'must do' tasks.One possible fix for ignoring cues, is have lunch be the cut off point as I, like a lot of critters can be greatly motivated by food.
Current problem, lunch is around 18:00 give or take an hour & as I'm painfully aware of it being evening my brain & body default to evening mode, time to read or ideally, relax so those 'must do' tasks have pretty much a zero chance of happening.I guess, I might be spending some time working this one out this afternoon / evening. I don't mind spending my evenings messing with dilemmas like this, as long as I can shove a movie I enjoy on whilst I'm doing it 🙂.
… That's if I remember 😅.#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #TimeBlindness #ExecutiveDysfunction
#MindFog #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons #LackOfFocus #SelfCare -
My getting up has slipped into the afternoons & I'm not happy about it.
Especially as in a few days I'll have to be up before 07:00 to be able to spend the day on an outing with friends. 🫣Stricter morning routine?
- Alarm goes, switch on radio or preselected podcast instead of noticing the Mastodon notifications so I don't vanish down a 40+ notification hole?
🤔 … 🤔 In theory very easy to do, in practice very difficult to stick to, as my AuDHD screams for comfort from not being ready to face the day.- Swap chores around with things I enjoy, want to get stuck into?
My big worry is that once I start the thing I want to do I will ignore all cues for stopping & doing the 'must do' tasks.One possible fix for ignoring cues, is have lunch be the cut off point as I, like a lot of critters can be greatly motivated by food.
Current problem, lunch is around 18:00 give or take an hour & as I'm painfully aware of it being evening my brain & body default to evening mode, time to read or ideally, relax so those 'must do' tasks have pretty much a zero chance of happening.I guess, I might be spending some time working this one out this afternoon / evening. I don't mind spending my evenings messing with dilemmas like this, as long as I can shove a movie I enjoy on whilst I'm doing it 🙂.
… That's if I remember 😅.#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #TimeBlindness #ExecutiveDysfunction
#MindFog #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons #LackOfFocus #SelfCare -
My getting up has slipped into the afternoons & I'm not happy about it.
Especially as in a few days I'll have to be up before 07:00 to be able to spend the day on an outing with friends. 🫣Stricter morning routine?
- Alarm goes, switch on radio or preselected podcast instead of noticing the Mastodon notifications so I don't vanish down a 40+ notification hole?
🤔 … 🤔 In theory very easy to do, in practice very difficult to stick to, as my AuDHD screams for comfort from not being ready to face the day.- Swap chores around with things I enjoy, want to get stuck into?
My big worry is that once I start the thing I want to do I will ignore all cues for stopping & doing the 'must do' tasks.One possible fix for ignoring cues, is have lunch be the cut off point as I, like a lot of critters can be greatly motivated by food.
Current problem, lunch is around 18:00 give or take an hour & as I'm painfully aware of it being evening my brain & body default to evening mode, time to read or ideally, relax so those 'must do' tasks have pretty much a zero chance of happening.I guess, I might be spending some time working this one out this afternoon / evening. I don't mind spending my evenings messing with dilemmas like this, as long as I can shove a movie I enjoy on whilst I'm doing it 🙂.
… That's if I remember 😅.#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #TimeBlindness #ExecutiveDysfunction
#MindFog #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons #LackOfFocus #SelfCare -
My getting up has slipped into the afternoons & I'm not happy about it.
Especially as in a few days I'll have to be up before 07:00 to be able to spend the day on an outing with friends. 🫣Stricter morning routine?
- Alarm goes, switch on radio or preselected podcast instead of noticing the Mastodon notifications so I don't vanish down a 40+ notification hole?
🤔 … 🤔 In theory very easy to do, in practice very difficult to stick to, as my AuDHD screams for comfort from not being ready to face the day.- Swap chores around with things I enjoy, want to get stuck into?
My big worry is that once I start the thing I want to do I will ignore all cues for stopping & doing the 'must do' tasks.One possible fix for ignoring cues, is have lunch be the cut off point as I, like a lot of critters can be greatly motivated by food.
Current problem, lunch is around 18:00 give or take an hour & as I'm painfully aware of it being evening my brain & body default to evening mode, time to read or ideally, relax so those 'must do' tasks have pretty much a zero chance of happening.I guess, I might be spending some time working this one out this afternoon / evening. I don't mind spending my evenings messing with dilemmas like this, as long as I can shove a movie I enjoy on whilst I'm doing it 🙂.
… That's if I remember 😅.#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #TimeBlindness #ExecutiveDysfunction
#MindFog #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons #LackOfFocus #SelfCare -
My getting up has slipped into the afternoons & I'm not happy about it.
Especially as in a few days I'll have to be up before 07:00 to be able to spend the day on an outing with friends. 🫣Stricter morning routine?
- Alarm goes, switch on radio or preselected podcast instead of noticing the Mastodon notifications so I don't vanish down a 40+ notification hole?
🤔 … 🤔 In theory very easy to do, in practice very difficult to stick to, as my AuDHD screams for comfort from not being ready to face the day.- Swap chores around with things I enjoy, want to get stuck into?
My big worry is that once I start the thing I want to do I will ignore all cues for stopping & doing the 'must do' tasks.One possible fix for ignoring cues, is have lunch be the cut off point as I, like a lot of critters can be greatly motivated by food.
Current problem, lunch is around 18:00 give or take an hour & as I'm painfully aware of it being evening my brain & body default to evening mode, time to read or ideally, relax so those 'must do' tasks have pretty much a zero chance of happening.I guess, I might be spending some time working this one out this afternoon / evening. I don't mind spending my evenings messing with dilemmas like this, as long as I can shove a movie I enjoy on whilst I'm doing it 🙂.
… That's if I remember 😅.#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #TimeBlindness #ExecutiveDysfunction
#MindFog #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons #LackOfFocus #SelfCare
