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submitted 10 months ago by w3dd1e@lemm.ee to c/adhd@lemmy.world

How do you stayed focused on a task when the task involves some type of waiting?

For example, I have a really hard time staying focused at work. The problem for me is, our software can be really really really slow. While I’m waiting for Outlook to load an email, or our internal tooling to populate data, I find my mind is wandering. Often, I’ll start on another task or pick up my phone and just completely forget about the first thing I started.

At the end of the day, I have to figure out why I have 8 half written emails open in the background of my PC.

How do you stay on track when your tasks require patience?

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[-] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 10 months ago

Idk if this will help your situation exactly but: If I’m waiting in a long line & I can’t do something else (like airport security & you can’t use your phone) — I count backwards from 1000 by 7s. It’s hard enough to keep me distracted on that task, it doesn’t remotely matter if I slip or start over, & it eats up tons of time 🤷‍♂️

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