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28 Jan 2008 @ 10:07 PM
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| ADDAWAY |
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Hyperfocus
Are there ways to turn ADD hyperfocus on when needed ? I'm thinking of tips like: find something interesting about the task at hand, clear your mind and start again, approach from a different angle (oral v. written). What works best? How does it then turn off (besides the ringing of a loud alarm or a nag in your ear)?
Last edited by ADDAWAY : 29 Jan 2008 @ 7:44 PM.
Reason: Spellin' and puntoation jus like in fist grade ;)
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2 Feb 2008 @ 8:55 AM
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Hyperfocus
When I hyperfocus it is usually because it is something that interested me in the first place. I will do it for hours. I have trained myself to watch the clock. So I can make myself stop when it is time to cook or go to bed or anything else. It took awhile to remember to look at the clock, but now I can't function without a watch. |
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2 Feb 2008 @ 9:38 AM
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On/OFF Hyperfocus
How do you make yourself cook (rather than nibble) and go to sleep when your alarm has gone off or snoozed (1 or 2x)? |
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3 Feb 2008 @ 8:00 AM
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Hyperfocus
It is pretty hard to remember to pull some meat out of the freezer. But, I cook because it is almost time for my husband to be home from work. Also I must because my blood sugar drops about that time and I have to eat by a certain time or I get sick. It is also difficult to sleep. I take lunesta to help wind me down and help me sleep. I just have to make myself go to bed so it can work. But, if I ever wake up after that it is hard to get back to sleep. I do struggle with these things but at least I do have myself trained to keep up with the time. lol |
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4 Feb 2008 @ 1:47 AM
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Nibble Sleep Nibble Etc.
Hey, that's better than most of us can do! Keep it up . . . no, I mean asleep (unless it's time to cook)! |
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17 Feb 2008 @ 12:40 PM
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Hyperfocus
I was doing good, then bam the hyperfocus got me. I started refinishing some furniture and now I am so hyperfocused on it that I am not cleaning or cooking anymore. It was torture to stop and get on this computer to post. What next |
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19 Feb 2008 @ 4:26 AM
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Refinishing
Step aside, splash some water on your face, and look around another room for anything you see out of place until you get going a little on that new project. Just a little work there (no hyperfocusing on that). Then, go to your desk and, on paper, break up the refinishing job into its parts and set different (not consecutive) blocks of time for doing each part. Then stick to the schedule. Set alarms to stop if you have to. |
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19 Feb 2008 @ 8:44 PM
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Hyperfocus
Thank you, I needed to here that. |
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20 Feb 2008 @ 12:13 AM
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Hmmmmmmm
And how can that theory be applied to internet researching/posting/etc.? Hmmmmmm.... HFQ |
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20 Feb 2008 @ 9:01 AM
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Good Point HFQ
That's a great idea for Internet activity . . . too bad they've chained me to the computer until 2:00 a.m. :) |
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21 Feb 2008 @ 6:27 AM
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Hyperfocus
I found a way that works for me to go to sleep, i first on my right side stil talking to my wife, then i turn on by back and try to relax my body, and then turn on my left side so i fall asleep. I nkow it sounds stupid but it works for me. When i wake up at nigth and i can find the sleep again, i get up and do some things for an an hour or twoand then return to bed. i am tired that day but the next night i know i will sleep fine. The other week i was working on the electricity in my home at 4 pm. About hyperfocus, i don't think it is posible to turn on the hyperfocus for something you dont like. you can try to make it more interesting? |
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