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Just floating around the site and found this thread. See how you like working to coffee shop background noise! It’s plays for 10 minutes and then repeats…..for as long as you want it to. I can work for about 40 minutes and then it starts to bother me.
REPORT ABUSENot related to procrastination, but my sense of timing was bang on today…I was 5 minutes EARLY for my coaching appointment! A first for me!
REPORT ABUSEI love this quote from the Summer 2012 issue of ADDitude magazine.
“My internal clock is on Tokyo time.” –Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes
My answer to your question is yes. I’m an expert at underestimating the time it takes to do something….even with factoring in extra time. When I take longer than I’ve estimated I get angry at myself. Then I procrastinate on getting back to whatever it was I was doing before I got angry.
Now I’m working on shifting away from getting angry to improving my time
management skills. I bought a Time Timer Audible clock from Scholar’s Choice
and have it close by when I’m working. One way I use it is to time how long it takes
me to do something and then record the times on my Smartphone. This helps me to
better plan my time.Another way I use the timer is to help me stay focused. I’ll set it for five minutes
and then start working. At the end of five minutes the clock bell rings….just once,
which is nice! That’s my trigger to ask myself “am I doing what I’m supposed to be doing?” If I’ve gotten distracted, I’ll go back to what I should be doing. I’ll set it for five minutes again and check what I’m doing when the bell rings. After a few times at five minutes I’ll set it for ten, then fifteen minutes. I find this really helps me keep on task when I’m going through paperwork, which is the bane of my existence!As well, it’s a great tool for visual people; it let’s me “see” how time is passing. An example….I take FOREVER to get dinner on the table. I have the clock front and centre, set at an hour. As the hour passes the red section gets smaller and I can “see” how time is passing and adjust how I’m working. It sure beats having my husband nagging me!
REPORT ABUSEI texted this to my coach when I was going to be late (insert sigh here) for my 1:45 pm appointment in Aurora:
…..@1:43….going 120kph on 404 @ Bloomington & texting…….me ADHD?……No doubts!
REPORT ABUSEHi Sar316, Even though I’m old enough to be your mom, I can relate when you say you’re tired of the constant feeling that you could be doing better and never being able to.
I got a B.A.Sc. degree way back in the dark ages….1978! Before I knew I was dealing with adult ADHD, 5 years ago I enrolled at community college. I read and used the relevant sections of a book called “What Smart Students Know,” by Adam Robinson, 1993. I used the techniques that related to what I needed to learn; it was a new way of learning/studying for me. It gave me tools and a structure that I’d never had. The author includes different methods to use for different subjects. It worked for me, that’s why I suggest it.
Take a look at the book at Amazon.com. If you have an account there you can “click to look inside” the book; there’s a lot there to help you decide if the book will help you. Read the reviews, both positive and negative to determine if the author’s tools might be of some help.
Take advantage of any academic counselling services your college/university offers. They may give you practical suggestions that could help you improve your learning and study skills.
Another options, albeit the most expensive one, would be to work with an academic coach. I hate to add to your workload, but…..here are a few articles to skim through….don’t worry there’s no test at the end!
I wish you well in your studies.
http://www.fairfaxmentalhealth.com/does-coaching-help-college-students-with-adhd/
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