Re:My ADHD Founder Toolbox
by ojkelly on Thursday November 17, 2022 @09:53AM
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Yep this is common.
Imagine doing the dishes. Unmedicated, thats 2 or 3 tasks. Each with a high failure rate, and high cognitive cost.
1. Stop what you’re currently doing.
2. Decide you next task will be to wash the dishes.
3. Wash dishes.
The spoon theory [0] covers this concept well, and can be a useful tool.
> The spoon theory[a] is a metaphor describing the amount of physical and/or mental energy that a person has available for daily activities and tasks, and how it can become limited.
Imagine doing the dishes. Unmedicated, thats 2 or 3 tasks. Each with a high failure rate, and high cognitive cost.
1. Stop what you’re currently doing. 2. Decide you next task will be to wash the dishes. 3. Wash dishes.
The spoon theory [0] covers this concept well, and can be a useful tool.
> The spoon theory[a] is a metaphor describing the amount of physical and/or mental energy that a person has available for daily activities and tasks, and how it can become limited.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory