In hindsight this maybe would be better for the lemmy.world ADHD community as this one is mostly meme, I'll cross post but lmk if it's worth removing or just leavjng
ADHD memes
ADHD Memes
The lighter side of ADHD
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Other ND communities
- !adhd@lemmy.world - Generic discussion
- !ausomememes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- !autism@lemmy.world
- !autisticandadhd
- !neurodivergence@beehaw.org
I think no harm in keeping this one up
Like we can focus on memes alone, please!
If you want to understand motivation, not just for "today's attention challenged individual on the go", but something that's universally applicable, I'd suggest you go to the source and look up self determination theory.
I'd be happy to apply the theory on your case, but for the sake of brevity I shall refrain from doing so unprovoked.
The tldr is that there's three basic knobs you can twist to affect someone's motivation: competence, self determination and belonging. You don't need to actually invoke real change, but strengthening a person's perception of those feelings will induce a positive psychological impact.
Could have written the same thing myself. Pretty much nothing to add, just saying that you're not alone. It's even worse working remotely. Whatever evolution has done, it hasn't prepared me for this way of life.
I tried research work, but yeah... I don't have to explain how that felt. It's terrible closing the remote meeting call and feel the previously tangible motivation vanish in the same instant the last hint of microphone echo quiets down.
Medication wasn't the answer either. I think I just need to work and be around other people.
Sounds a bit like me.
COVID lock down and work-from-home broke me, as I needed to have other people sitting beside me to feel like I was actually working, or was needed.
Video meetings with staff in another city just made me feel more alone.
Research "body doubling". It's the only way I get important tasks at home done.