#and my executives are dysfunctioning

[outsideyourhousewithaknife]

You HAVE to love the moment after your phone dies and you are left hunched over the screen, your eyes deprived of the blue light to which they have grown accustomed, your mind deprived of the distraction from the horrors of your reality, to behold your own image (reverse Narcissus) in all its double-chinned, acne-scarred, chocolate-stained and cheeto-dusted glory, and horrified by who you have become, and you are full of guilt and (remorse) exhaustion, and you are (entirely, devastatingly) alone, and you blink, and you get up, and you (cry) (look in the mirror?) go plug in your phone and get some more cheetos

No, really, you have to love it. It's the law.

[gonnaeatyourgirlfriend]

my addition to these:

1. metal music. there is so much going on in metal, helps with the understimulating & boring study sessions. the less you understand the words, the better. there is, of course, metal in many different languages and also intrumentals exists if you prefer that.

2. op's number 2: if you like repetition. DON'T. you'll end up watching that thing, because you enjoy watching the same thing over and over again.

+ if you like repetition, and listen to music while trying to study: listen to new things!!! (obviously not your favourite band's newest song) i know this could also be potentionally distracting.

if you are nd, learn if you are more the repetitive-type, or the always-something-new type. gives you an idea which will distract you more. to me, repetition (example: the same classical music playlist) leads to more distraction than new stuff. (i don't understand either, but i know i'm not the only one)

this could also be a question of: do you study better when lot of stimuli or minimal stimuli? as in: do you need music and a random gameplay playing in the back while chewing gum and walking circles in your room or do you need very quiet music in your noise cancelling headphones sitting with a small light?

association could also help:

- your desk, where you only (or mainly) study. just sit down there.

- play the same song when you start a study sesh. if you can't get yourself to study, you can play that song and it might help you to start. playing the ac:origins soundtrack when i have to study ancient egypt is a fucking move, top tier experience. it's easier to open my damn notes that way.

- you can associate drinks and snacks with studying too, or a specific flavour of chewing gum.

also remember: these might change. once you study better one way, then you find yourself you study better the other way. change it up to your current preferences! don't try to force "the way it worked before", cause it just doesn't work now.

trying and failing, some days are better some days are worse.

try to find some joy in studying: integrate special interest(s) or hyperfixations into your studies! since these can be, literally anything, i won't get into it, but get creative with it! it can be simple like a sticker, or just a sticky note in a color you associate with The Thing. "*insert favourite fictional character* would think this is stupid/love it/wouldn't understand". the soundtrack of that game. aaanything. make it more fun for you! it's not a crime.

this are my personal additions, i just thought i'd share:)

This post is just like those "How to Study like a Harvard Student!" Things but for ND people with executive dysfunction who can't even START studying.

Listen to Music, seriously it works so well. If you speak multiple languages, listen to music in the one you ARE NOT using. Listening to music w/o words is good for things like essays and reading, but with things like math, I 100% recommend listening to anything you really like. I can leave song reccs for no word songs if anyone wants them.

Put on a movie, TV show, or video you've already seen a million times. It works the same as the music, but you're more likely to be distracted. It's important that you've already seen it. Otherwise, you'll just end up watching TV.

Buy stationary that you LIKE and ENJOY USING. If you see pens that you REALLY LIKE but the other pens are cheaper, get the ones you actually like. You will use them more. You will *enjoy* using them.

Not so much related to executive dysfunction, but I HIGHLY recommend getting folders for your classes. Even if it's only for a few, if you pull it out at the beginning, you'll have all your stuff inside and a place where you can put your papers instead of just shoving it into your bag.

Let yourself stim out loud while you do homework. Seriously, it can help you remember things and help you stay focused.

Eat your favourite snacks or drink something you enjoy drinking. It makes doing things so much more bearable, plus free dopamine.

(Edit: I reblogged some of people's additional thoughts)

I can't really think of anything else, but feel free to add stuff in the comments.

Disclaimer for the masses, I am not a doctor. These are from my own personal experience as someone w audhd. :)

[gloww0rms]

this randomly blew up on twitter so i figured i’d post it here bc lord knows everyone on this app is neurodivergent

[aroacedavestrider]

people will hear you talk about struggling with mental illness and say “you can do anything if you just put your mind to it”. brother what part of the body does the mental illness happen in. what do you think is the problem

[chaotic-neutral-knitter]

I do love the phrase executive dysfunction bc the image it conjures is of a bunch of people wearing business suits around a long oval conference table  arguing with each other to the point where they’re getting into physical fights, but in the background there’s just a big empty whiteboard with a To Do list with one item on it and that item is “take shower”

[essektheylyss]

"must a story have conflict?" yes. hope this helps <3

[chubbychiquita]

good girls bury themselves in fat 🫢😳

[whirligiga]

Microdosing on executive function by completing tasks in video games

[feralgirlfromatl]

So ever since the Barbie movie this is the image that comes to mind

When I hear "executive dysfunction"

These are my executives

They're so so dysfunctional.

[1mm4d13]

Check me out.

Brick sh1thouse Goji

[nonbinary-vents]

Being a creative with adhd is so weird because you want to make things so badly but your brain is just refusing to, so you’re just stuck there replaying the exact scene or piece of dialogue or drawing or cinematic shot in your mind while not actually being able to do anything. But at the same time the adhd is actively giving you unique creative experiences and ideas and it feels like a fundamental part of you as an artist. It’s such an interesting dichotomy of feeling the thing that you want to make so strongly and wanting nothing more than to just pour it all out but also being completely unable to do it, and that coming from the same source. But then also you have to live through said dichotomy and it just becomes completely and overwhelmingly exhausting.

[acmelab]

questionable priorities 😑

[weirdplutoprince]

Autistic? Me? 18 - Do Things

[khayalli]

some soft, sweet and domestic moments for the boys this valentines day!

[fintrafeatherfall]

HAPPY HALLOWS EVE EVERYONE!!!! ENJOY THIS NIGHT FULL OF FUN AND SCARES, AS IT ONLY COMES ONCE A YEAR!!!!!

no text version as well!,

white pumpkin drawing felt like destiny for Halloween heheh

i could fix her i think

[lazylittledragon]

isn't it weird how if you get up at 7 or 8, do your work all day, then have free time and go to bed at 11 that's absolutely fine

but if i said i get up at 10, do fun stuff in the morning then work in the evening and go to bed late, i could be called lazy, nevermind that i'm getting just as much or MORE work done as i would in a traditional work day