u/Significant-Print756

Just don't want to waste my time trying to find a limited edition version of a movie I like the cover of, if a limited edition doesn't exist.

I don't want to buy it on black market, (although can you even do that if you haven't encountered it yet)?

I thought I'd post in case this helps someone else! I know ADHD tips aren't a one size fits all, and there will be many people who feel this doesn't work for them and I totally get that.

When learning about ADHD tips we always hear "oh just do one tiny thing first and that will help". For me, I either have no idea where to start, or even one tiny thing feels insurmountable. I find task transitions and task initiation ridiculously hard.

What's working for me at the moment:

• If I use procrastination as a tool to set up other tasks I need to get done, this makes the procrastination somewhat helpful for my future self
  • I call this "staging" a task. If I set up everything I will need, for example, getting out all my cleaning products and microfibres into a visible place, making sure my headphones are ready to go, etc., then it makes it easier to transition to that task later. I never force myself to do any more than just set it up ready to go.
• I can also use this to stage the task I am having trouble initiating. So I tell myself all I have to do is this one thing (getting out the supplies), and then I don't have to do any more.
• Usually, once I have staged a task I feel like I am ready to keep going, and that means I have successfully overcome the task transition demons!

OR

• If I am still not feeling it, but it's the primary task I have to get done, I will go and stage something else (e.g. the shower I will have before bed - getting my pyjamas ready to go for after). Then I can come back and "stage" the next step of the main task. Like, maybe the next "staging" step is using the rubbish-clothes-dishes method by KC Davis.
• I have pretty bad demand avoidance - so I can work around this by making it feel like I am benefiting someone (i.e. my future self), and it feels like I am procrastinating but I am kinda just doing all the things I need to do that day in a weird, non-conventional order with a bit of novelty and autonomy.