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i have adhd and i have tons of projects. i've taken a lot of therapy and help to be able to focus a bit better... which is essentially just organizing my environment to maximize production... but, yeah. lol.

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  Yeah, I hear you... Especially on the organization thing.
  
  I have made it a point to keep my desk as de-cluttered as possible. It usually helps, but right now I have to use 2 laptops for work, so it's a little overwhelming lol.
  
  Thanks for reading :)
  
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    i refresh my desk every day!
    
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      Lol, oh man. You just reminded me to do mine. Thanks :)
      
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    you can't avoid labels, but, you could own them... if you want.
    
    i don't claim any labels personally but they are useful for convos, like this thread and post... but, i don't broadcast my disorders or pathologies... usually.
    
    lol.
    
    ... honestly, i just try to be clear and honest with whomever i'm with... and just speak the truth about what is and what isn't.
    
    i terms of managing... honestly, it's not really about managing but loving; in other words, learning to love these things about me and give myself a ton of grace when the downsides show up. there's a lot of great things about "hyper-focus" ... but it also has downsides.
    
    gotta love and appreciate both. :)
    
    tahnks for the question @jasraj!
    
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        thanks friend! i appreciate the note and it's so encouraging to hear your journey. sounds like it's been a good one (so far)!
        
        keep going.
        
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I definitely relate! Working on my systems and giving myself some grace to experiment has been so helpful. Actually recently left a comment on a popular post on approach to parallel projects and that, personally, I innovate more when I have a few things going on -- it's not easy to defend, but I find it's common among neurodivergent/adhd creators.

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  I agree!
  
  To respond to the parallel projects, I often hear that I should be dedicating myself to one thing. For me personally, that would be a very quick way to get sick of it.
  
  Thanks for validating that because you're right, it's not easy to defend :)
  
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