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A comment on Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you?.

Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you? by jcims on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @09:53AM (#27515535)
Since this post will likely attract my people, I'm curious how folks with an ADHD diagnosis have adapted to working from home. If possible, separate the comfort of it from the productivity of it.

I find personally that it's much more comfortable working from home, and while there have been many 'blown days' due to lapses in discipline, I can have days where I crush it as well. Open plan office environments are like someone is jamming my brain with a microwave, I can't accomplish anything. High-walled cubicle environments are better but all it takes is someone with a smelly lunch or wheezy breath and I'm off track.

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Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you? by 1experience on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @11:23AM (#27516807)
Either dedicate a room to study and work or change the environment when you have to (like assigning a specific color with led lights). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snAhsXyO3Ck

If that doesn't work, I would go out and study in a library or park.

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Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you? by rm8x on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @11:12AM (#27516644)
I needed to setup a separate office for work stuff and work stuff only before I really got into a WFH rhythm. Definitely have experiences that match yours in office environment.
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Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you? by adhd-thrwaway-0 on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @11:19AM (#27516750)
Same. I had to physically separate myself from my personal computer because I frequently found myself working on side projects, playing video games, or literally anything else that grabbed my attention.
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