Sometimes I will do the easiest task first, but have discovered that when i do the most critical and hardest first thing in the morning when i have the most energy, it gets done well. Less important tasks i can even delegate like my husband picking up my pills at pharmacy on the way home from work.
I love your videos. First, they are short, which is good when really I should be doing something else! Your definition of, or perspective on, ADHD is really really helpful! I think I've heard Dr Russell Barkley say that ADHD is not a disorder of inattention but a disorder of regulation (or self regulation?). Your focus on the motivation behind doing or not doing things being the discomfort that each task or situation brings with it. It helps us understand ourselves. I mean, even at 60 + I still think 'how hard can it be? (to stick to something or just get on with something without procrastination). Answer: excruciatingly hard!
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"... Look at how to make thinking easier," really was a highlight here. The brain as system has helped over 30 years of treatment. My brain would actually change with treatment in a way I had to alter treatment. That was only for a period. Then it leveled out. Eg. Blood pressure went up with medication at age 30 something (it never did that previously). Took BP meds confidently with my ADHD treatment for a short while maybe 6mo. Then I took it back slowly with doctor's oversight and bingo no BP treatment needed. Had to switch between the two major types of stimulant as one helped with major symptom A., and the other with major symptom B. Etc.. Anyway my brain was getting better. Awareness awareness. Lol😅
So once we know we do things from easiest to hardest, now what? How can I make it less challenging to do things that don’t have pressure forcing me to do them, ie, getting dressed. If I don’t eat it’s painful so I will eat. If I don’t get dressed in day clothes there isn’t any strong repercussions. Any tips?
Thanks for posting. The first purpose of the video was to help people recognize routines. They are not always based on a topic/label/thing. They can be based off effort of function. Why is that important? It is hard to problem solve if you are paying attention to the wrong thing. Second, ADHD is more of a thinking impairment than most realize or want to admit. When something requires lots of cognitive effort the ADHD brain is uncomfortable. Reflexive it wants to escape to something more comfortable. Trying harder doesn’t work cause it doesn’t solve the underlying problem. The key is to make thinking (actually problem solving) cognitively easier. How do you do that? That is as simple as it is complex to understand. At a high level you look at what you are doing and brain storm how to make this easy and problem solve to that (I know not the simple answer you were looking for). In the end, tips and trick are guessing at what works (which is why most are drowning in a sea of tips, tricks, and strategies). If you admit something is cognitively difficult and brainstorm with other around how to make it easier based on you and the situational variability… you might find it does take work but long term more effective. Again, thanks for posting.
@@AttentionTalkVideo thank you very much for both the the clarification and response as well as uploading these educational, bite-sized videos. They have really helped improve my understanding of ADHD and my own mental process
