Getting diagnosed made me more productive
My whole life I thought I was a lazy procrastinator. I could never motivate myself or create discipline. I was always fighting with myself to stay afloat. I never could feel in control of my life. My life was always controlling me, until I got diagnosed with Autism and ADHD 2 months ago.
Ever since then, I’ve been implementing AuDHD-friendly routines and techniques to be more organized and productive with my day. I have never been able to see life more clearly now. My brain fog is gone and I’m not suffocating or drowning in deadlines and responsibilities.
One major technique that changed everything for me was transitions. My condition doesn’t allow me to jump from one task to the next. I need to do a set of rituals to ease myself into the next task. If I’m clocking out from work, but I need to do my university assignments after, I need to change out of my work uniform, have a quick snack, and put on headphones. It sounds so simple it’s stupid, but everything is finally clicking into place for me as an adult now and I could not be more grateful to my therapist.
So what’s the point I’m trying to make? If you feel like none of the mainstream productivity/organization stuff isn’t working for you and your brain. If you’ve never been the person to get your life together, you might just have an undiagnosed condition like me. Seek a mental health professional. And if you are someone who is diagnosed, remember there is no shame in fitting routines and schedules to what makes the most sense for you, even if it’s not what other people do. These trendy self-help gurus and influencers aren’t for everyone and they exist mostly for profit.