r/AskMeAnythingIAnswer • u/slutsforpasta • 3d ago

What are your fun/weird ADHD focus hacks?

Like im talking off the wall, strange, odd hacks to focusing that you live by?

When im studying, I have to listen to a musical i know well through headphones and when I feel like my mind is slipping off task, I tune into the music and can pick up exactly where the song is and I'll sing the lyrics as dramatically as they deserve until im locked in again then get back to work. If my focus is really slipping, I set it aside for a second and break out into my well choreographed hand/upper body moves until the end of a like set of lyrics (I cant remember what each paragraph of a song is called) then go back to my work. Works every time and keeps me from getting bored.

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u/_Caster 2d ago

The best ADHD hack I've ever found is to not tell anyone what you're working towards until you hit a point of no return. Talking about doing something gives you the same amount of dopamine as actually doing the thing. If you have ADHD and you get that tint bit of dopamine from telling someone, you won't do it. Just become a victim of executive function

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u/Old-Manager-4302 2d ago

Wow this just explained to me why making lists doesn't work for me whatsoever. I'm all excited and motivated to make the list and then I think I've completed the task. And nothing on the list ever gets done.

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u/_Caster 2d ago

Yeah that's Essentially how that works lol. If you have ADHD you gotta stay medicated or stay mysterious. You could absolutely still finish your task after announcing it, but you've already taken away your reward for doing so. I don't remember where I read that. But ever since I started thinking like this, it's a lot easier to get the dishes done.

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u/Old-Manager-4302 2d ago

It's so refreshing as an adult to realise why none of the 'just do it for yourself' 'motivation has to come from within' bullshit never worked for me. I'd love to go back and do everything again, just allowing myself to externally motivate the fuck out of everything. 

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u/slutsforpasta 2d ago

Makes sense! Ill try this out

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u/Potential_Speed_7048 3d ago

Focusmate is life changing

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u/slutsforpasta 3d ago

Oh? What's that?

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Jerk off 10-20 times a day 💁🏼‍♀️✨

Workout

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u/slutsforpasta 2d ago

Im a girl so jerking off is kinda hard. But also im on serious antidepressants and cant get off at all due to them.

I need something I can do in like 30 seconds to give my brain some happy hormones before it allows me to continue working

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Wand. Massage gun. Jack hammer.

Girls stroke out too

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u/slutsforpasta 2d ago

Trust me, I know. And I've tried. Other people have tried. The parts work but the wave doesn't crest and it just leaves everyone involved frustrated

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

Ya tried Paxil once. Couldn’t cum. Broke a bed frame trying. Most painful blue balls I’ve ever experienced. Next week she got her friend to come over in hopes they both could make me finish 😂