study tips for when you have ADHD and your brain feels like a crusty old sponge left stagnating in dishwater

DISCLAIMER: i did not come up with these ideas; these are just strategies I find work well for me! not every approach will work for everyone! it was very much a 'trial and error' (and error and error and error, etc.) process to find what works for me!

fake it 'til you make it

this might sound silly at first, but I'm going to need you to create a fake persona. this "worksona" is an incredibly productive and attentive character in a play/movie/tv show. they are smart and laser-focused. you can even give this person another name or backstory! whenever you need to focus, just imagine stepping into character and try to give it your best performance.

body doubling

grab a friend, a parent, a sibling, your cat, etc. kindly ask them to exist in the same space as you. you don't even have to look at one another or talk to one another. in a pinch, you can even use a stuffed animal or a mirror! i've heard that "study with me" livestreams on youtube can also be really helpful for some people!

change the vibe

change your surroundings. when I can't focus, altering my environment helps to introduce novelty, which then gives me the dopamine I need to keep going. for instance, let's say you've got a really boring thing you have to do and your brain is just not letting you do it. first, remember that it's okay; it's normal, and you don't have to feel ashamed or unproductive for not being able to do your tasks (remember, the idea that so-called "unproductivity" is in some way wrong is nothing more than a capitalist & industrialist lie). next, take your little workstation somewhere else. it could even be to the floor!! personally, i climb under my desk with my laptop and write papers from there when i can't focus!

hope this helps!! <3

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Water biscuits

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Enid: What’s your worst nightmare?

Wednesday: Dying on Tuesday.

Enid: You’re scared of death?

Wednesday: Of death on Tuesday, yes.

Enid: What’s happening on Tuesday? Are we expecting something bad to happen tomorrow?

Wednesday: No, not this Tuesday, generally Tuesday. ‘WEDNESDAY died on TUESDAY.’ No! Just thinking about it creeps me out.

Enid: … but wouldn’t that irony happen on any other day of the week?

Wednesday: What do you mean?

Enid: Like ‘WEDNESDAY died on THURSDAY.’

Wednesday: UAAAAAHHHHHH!!! *runs off in agony*

Wednesday: Enid, when I die, you have to die too.

Wednesday: None of this “she would want you to move on and be happy”.

Wednesday: No, I wouldn’t. Get in the casket.

Enid:

depressedassexpresso

prefer-to-be-vilified

*Wenclair fighting like an old married couple (what’s new) while staying at the Addams family mansion*

Enid, bursting into the room: Wednesday, you son of a bitch!

Morticia: Enid Sinclair!

Wednesday, looking up from her book smirking: Yes dear?

Enid: OH MY GOD! I’M SO SORRY MRS ADDAMS I DIDN’T MEAN YOU I SWEAR! PLEASE DON’T HATE ME!

Morticia: Darling I could never hate you. But Wednesday’s pronouns are she/her. You’re her girlfriend you should know this. Now, what did the daughter of a bitch do this time?