How I Cope with ADHD 

Damn, Akash. Are you a long, hollow metal tube? Because this is resonating.

Never have I ever clicked on a video this fast😂😂. Just because of the title.

Crazy how not only are you guiding me through my journey into become a sound designer, but also helping me tackle some of the biggest challenges I face as a person with ADHD. You’re a huge inspiration

I'm 54 and a songwriter/composer all my adult life. With my Dyspraxia and ADHD and sensory processing disorder, I've lived a life of losing joe jobs. A few years ago I got tired of playing in bars to drunks and started trying to write library music. I've sold one track out of about 40 uploaded. This last year I've decided to commit to video games as a possible career. I'm learning sound design and am completing a four year degree in audio and music production. With ADHD, everything from cleaning the house to sitting down and learning something in audio production is a massive challenge for me. I go to youtube to try to find out how to do something, 15 videos later I have no clue why I went to youtube. But at lest I am zoned into games now as a composer and sound designers. I've done my first game jam and am working with another guy on his game now. It's a nice feeling of finally stopping and settling on something.

That one sec app I think is going to change my life and the cold turkey app!! Thank you so much

I've been waiting for this video for a long time, thank you 🙏🏻

This stuff works for those without ADHD too! I used to stream regularly on youtube back before I had a dedicated space and looking back I see how it correlates with the amount of music I wrote regularly. Thanks for being an inspiration and a beacon dude :) Imagine you're on Focus Blocks and on one of the feeds Akash pops up 👀

Just found your channel/podcasts, joined your newsletter and realised that I CAN succeed in Game audio with ADHD 😁

Thank you so much for this video

Seems you are doing well. Keep going

The devil's lettuce works amazingly too!!

I needed this for sure, been in denial about my symptoms for years, time to get diagnosed me thinks!

I will try definiately body doubling, it sounds that can help me :D About time management... I've tried a lot of time management tricks, but it didn't worked well for me, but once I read in one book (I forgot the name but I will do update when I remember) that time management is not everything, but energy management is more important. When I applied it to my life and reorganised my whole day -a breakthrough has come. Suddenly I have energy and time for everything I want and I don't have that common problem with "I want to do this, this and this, but I don't have time". My tip for everyone that read that comment. Make your perfect morning routine and stick to it. If you have ADHD you probably watched and listened a lot of videos/podcasts with Andrew Huberman but really, no phone for 1,5 h after wake up. After wake up go to a ~20 minutes walk. After that do some exercise/yoga with stretching to boost blood flow (if anyone is interested I can post links to videos with that exercieses) and then shower and breakfast. With ADHD is important to have big breakfast with lots of protein. And after that take you meds.

I've tried literally all the things for my whole life. So many systems and so many burnouts. Recently I caved and attempted medication and the results have been CRAZY.

I find streaming my work on twitch helps me stay focused unless there are people talking off topic too much. If that happens I have to tell them to remain on topic. I know another composer who streams on twitch and she will put a sign up on her stream saying. "can't chat staying focused" and she will take time to chat and answer questions at certain times of the stream like little breaks. I really like her set up.

I might try the body doubling technique because I usually have more concentration when someone else is also studying/working and I feel more obligated to complete a task.

Akash, regarding body doubling...how about making call's in zoom/discord for sound designers with ADHD? :D

Due to the fact that there is a mandatory military draft in my country, doctors think that I am just trying not to join the army and do not want to help me, and even if they wanted to, most medications for the treatment of ADHD are banned in my country. Thanks for the tips, I will try to follow them. Could you recommend any other literature besides "ADHD 2.0"? It's hard for me to read something longer than 5 minutes, but at least it's something

You too?! I' a Game Audio Guy and I have it, and you're not even the first Big Game Audio Guy I know that has it. I'm starting to think most of us sound designers might have it 😂

i saved this to watch later because my adhd isnt letting me sit and watch a 10 minute vid. im not joking. i need help

Hello bro you Can make a tutorial on the mixing vocals rap please 🎉🎉in reaper 🎉🎉