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Sounds like you could sure use those meds, Tiddler. Such a drag that you have to do this without them.
For what it’s worth, I’ve proposed something similar to myself time and time again since having to go off stimulant meds. And something better has emerged as an alternative—kind of a micro-version of what you describe.
Every morning, I make a list of the next tasks to do, reflecting where I should be in my work. As I then go through the torturous, unproductive hours, the clock shows how much time I have left until my kids come from school. Eventually, the pressure of their impending arrival gets me focused just enough to complete the next task on my list.
Every day there’s some progress. Would this work for you? You could add in the variable of having someone (an adult) check in with you at the end of every day to hear what you accomplished.
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