Your tips about timing how long tasks take is spot on. There is a thing called time blindness which many people have, and people with ADHD are especially prone to it.
It means you find it difficult to estimate how long things take but you also don't allow for things going wrong. Bringing deadlines forward to allow for issues that may arise is also a hack.
So, if you have to get something done by Friday, set yourself a false deadline for Tuesday.
Thank you for sharing! I didn't know about time blindness, but it makes a lot of sense! I'm actually pretty good at estimating time, but I use your hack myself. I always try to finish things with a deadline in advance because I don't like to feel pressured.
Great insights! Just to add a penny for the discussion, Freeing Up Mental and Digital Clutter, for me is paramount to create room for this sort of improvement. We release energy from dealing with an overhelmed brain to other tasks. More energy allows less procrastination. I notice it reducing social media, for instance.
Great addition! Indeed, our energy is limited and we need to employ it to our favor. Social media is a great example of how to waste precious energy.
Your tips about timing how long tasks take is spot on. There is a thing called time blindness which many people have, and people with ADHD are especially prone to it.
It means you find it difficult to estimate how long things take but you also don't allow for things going wrong. Bringing deadlines forward to allow for issues that may arise is also a hack.
So, if you have to get something done by Friday, set yourself a false deadline for Tuesday.
Thank you for sharing! I didn't know about time blindness, but it makes a lot of sense! I'm actually pretty good at estimating time, but I use your hack myself. I always try to finish things with a deadline in advance because I don't like to feel pressured.
I discovered it by mistake - I was doing some research around ADHD.
You can spot it when someone tells you something will only take an hour when you know it will take at least two or three.
I found it really interesting.
Great insights! Just to add a penny for the discussion, Freeing Up Mental and Digital Clutter, for me is paramount to create room for this sort of improvement. We release energy from dealing with an overhelmed brain to other tasks. More energy allows less procrastination. I notice it reducing social media, for instance.