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I hate how I am a "I have an appointment at 4pm so I can't do anything all day" type of person
TLDR set disruptive alarms. This lets you forget about the event until you need to focus on it, instead of devoting attention to keeping it in mind all day to the detriment of everything else.
Video is very succinct and well-edited and I think it's worth a watching the whole thing. He has a good style and has ADHD himself so he knows how to edit for his audience.
My brain is very good at learning to ignore alarms, but this is still the best answer I’ve found as well
I wonder, is there an app that can set a few randomized alarms? I feel like this is a great suggestion, but my initial thought is "if I know when the alarms are set for, maybe it might lose some impact on my brain (in particular)."
same same i need this. if i set reminders with fixed times i will just get used to them and ignore that shit. need to not expect it
i rationalize waiting mode to myself by telling me that i need all this time to prepare for the thing the alarm is set for
Is there some way to fix that thing where you're supposed to do something but you can't for some reason but you know you're supposed to get it done and you can't let yourself do anything else so you just do nothing all day
I get that problem so bad and tbh the only things that help me at all are getting away from distractions and/or finding someone to supervise and hang out with me
there were times when I would skype my sister or one of my parents and I would screenshare in silence while doing an assignment just to keep myself on track
medication also helps but if i really hate the task then medication sometimes just helps me focus better on whatever procrastination project I've come up with
Setting an alarm just makes my waiting mode be spent in tense anticipation of that alarm going off and me mindlessly turning it off without consciously registering it
