![]() ![]() Think about it this way: You’re cycling down a ridiculously steep hill, doing about 40 miles per hour. ![]() My assistant Adam knows that if I’m in workflow, he needs to let me work and he’ll bother me later for questions or confirmations. But if I start first, I keep my workflow going when they come in.ī) My coworkers understand not to bother me when I’m head down in workflow. ( Tweet this!) If I come in after everyone else, then I find that I’m distracted by their conversations, by what they’re working on, by countless little things. If I can get 45 minutes by myself in the office, then by the time my coworkers come in, I’m already in my workflow, and it becomes harder to get distracted. Getting in before anyone else allows me to settle into a routine for the morning, focus on things that might not be exciting but still need to get done, and create a workflow for the day. So here’s how I handle that:Ī) I get in before everyone else. But, with four people in the office, three of whom are running an entirely different company than me, it can get noisy, and super distracting. While I love being home, I love being in the office just as much, for multiple reasons, the majority of which benefit someone with ADHD. Ryan and I got an office through similar circumstances, our businesses were growing, we needed a place outside of our homes to work and be more productive. I share an office with four other people, one of whom works for me, and three of whom run a company called The Home T, founded by my friend and biking partner Ryan Shell. When you don’t have a plan, it’s usually seven hours later and you haven’t done shit with your day. The first rule still applies: PLAN. If you have a plan, you’re much more likely to find ways that ADHD is beneficial to you. If you’re just joining us on this journey through how I hack my life to take advantage of my ADHD, I recommend you start with part one, as it has a bunch of definitions and specifics that might be useful to you. Have you joined my incredibly non-annoying, once-in-a-while email newsletter? ![]()
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