This is one of the reasons I'm using skedpal. I just make the task longer and it reshuffles all my other tasks to make room. Not just good for adhd, I also have trouble with my boss being way too chatty and blowing up my time boxing.

Also since my tasks are on the calendar the 'what am I going to do next' decision paralysis is taken care of, and since they all occupy some amount of linear time they are real objects instead of just a virtual infinity list.

Thank you for mentioning skedpal. I had never heard of it, and in the last week I've been thinking through the design of a very similar thing... the shininess of which is distracting me from working on the thing I actually want to be working on. Maybe I don't have to build the thing I was thinking about building.

Looks interesting. I just started working in a way that is perfect for that I think. Funny that their sign up is desktop only, as I tend to not get around to taking action if there’s an additional step in the way like that.

Same, I can't use pomodoro technique because it creates anxiety without actually helping in anything.

What I learned to do is just work when I feel like it and so take the break - trust my instinct.

Yes... in my experience, flowtime is a much better approach for creative work. [1]

It's like an inverted pomodoro. Set a timer and track how long you work. When your work has a natural break (you pushed some code, etc.), pause the timer and take a break based on how long you worked.

1: https://medium.com/@UrgentPigeon/the-flowtime-technique-7685...

Are you supposed to try and complete things in the pomodoro? I don't even try.

I don't think so. However I do have a list of things I want to do, so I break them into pomodoros and I'm always surprised when I don't get close to finishing my stuff.

Is this because you think it won’t take as long as it does or because you get distracted during the pomodoro?

Because things always take longer. "Finish this feature" is scheduled at 2 pomos but in hindsight really needs 20. So then I have a choice to blow through my carefully arranged schedule and finish things, or leave work hanging. Haven't solved this one yet.

I just have one priority and keep working on it until its finished or something else become the priority.

You might like third time:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FDCJ2BfAT9qJGrpFa/what-s-wro...

> you can’t expect others to obey your tomato

This gave me a good chuckle