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A comment on Ask HN: If you have ADHD, what are your strategies to deal with it?.

Re:Ask HN: If you have ADHD, what are your strategies to dea... by JabavuAdams on Thursday January 06, 2011 @12:11AM (#2074126)
Get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation has a profound effect on one's ability to focus and to rationalize excuses for not focusing.

Interesting data point: the most disciplined worker I've ever seen -- someone who can hit 15 min deadlines for knowledge work -- ends up surfing if she doesn't get enough sleep.

Consequently, she's fanatical about going to bed at the correct time.

It's something I'm trying to work on, but I think I'm basically addicted to sleep deprivation after about 20 years.

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Re:Ask HN: If you have ADHD, what are your strategies to dea... by anon_ADD on Thursday January 06, 2011 @12:40AM (#2074192)
When I am in a deprived of sleep, I can barely focus on anything straight. That is why I stopped the drugs because it was killing my sleep. The issue is I am unable to focus when I have had a good 8 hours of sleep. I end up focusing on fringe but interesting problems while losing sight of the important ones.
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