Attitudes for Productivity | ADHD Information

I have difficulty staying on task for paying bills, organizing papers, or doing taxes.

I heard about neuro-programming, where the brain is taught to stay on task by a computer hooked to electrodes on the scalp.  The comuter program shows thriving flowers if you think right, concentrate, then shows wilted flower if you are distractible.

My take is that I can focus on an attitude for productivity of what might be important to do, at a particular time of the day or evening.  I can try to avoid being distracted from the particular attitude that is pertinent to the tasks at hand.

 

1.  Do Anything that can be a step toward being less behind, or further ahead.  Take one task, and follow it through, as much as possible.

2.  Make Phone Calls on Bills and medicals.

3.  Organize papers and boses.

4.  Print out computer info for later.

5.  Load my briefcase inside my back pack with research papers.

 

 

 

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[QUOTE=Sanchara]I've found that self-monitoring plays a big role in productivity.

the best way I can describe it's application here is to assign part of your brain to babysit the rest and make sure you stay on task. As if you have someone hovering over your shoulder reminding you.[/QUOTE]

 

Executive Function, Self Management, Thanks.

Perhaps try an emotional attitude for a few minutes, to see if I can get started doing something.  Fear, Anger, Terror, Revenge, Aggression may be emotions to try to get productivity started.  Maybe Hyper-focus of attention on some aspect of a project.Otter40533.3065625It is important to realize the emotion that gets you going. Is it a negative one, like fear of repercussions if you don't do something, or a positive one, like anticipation of good feelings when the job is done?

When you discern this, you will have a much better knowledge of how to motivate yourself.

Or, the best solution, combine strategies! Just take a few minutes before the task to imagine the worst possible outcome and the worst places it can lead if you do not do it, and after that imagine all the blissful positive things that will happen when you actually complete the job.

Try to really invest emotions into imagining these scenarios.

Good luck :)
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'''  but at the end of the day I just have to decied to work. and make myself do it. I basically have to push myself.

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What is the process you use to make yourself "do it"?

 

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I find that I am most productive when I feel positivly about a project or task.  but at the end of the day I just have to decied to work. and make myself do it. I basically have to push myself. However it dosn't work if someone else trys to push me. That just makes me stressed/anxious.

I find telling myself that I am calm, cool, collected and confident focus is easier.

 

Find something that should be boxed up, and box it up, with a label or two.

Find a box that is not labeled properly, and label it.

Find some labeling supplies, and put them wheret they can be found.

Stack boxes out of the way, then re-stack them, best i can.

Put some boxes in my van, for storage at a nearby storage unit.

Cook a hamburger, for inspiration.

Look around for some winter stuff, to keep handy, someplace.

 

 

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I've found that self-monitoring plays a big role in productivity.

the best way I can describe it's application here is to assign part of your brain to babysit the rest and make sure you stay on task. As if you have someone hovering over your shoulder reminding you.