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minus-squareyetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoThis assumes executive dysfunction only ever comes from lack of (available) dopamine though. It’s better advice than stressing yourself out, sure, but it may just be useless. The only thing that has ever worked for me - and I have tried giving myself treats before and during a task - are hard, immovable deadlines.
minus-square5too@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoThey’re not saying it’ll fix everything, they’re saying try it. It’ll either help, or it won’t; but you’re no worse off for trying a gentler-on-yourself approach
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 months agoThey were a bit too absolute-y in my opinion. But yeah, there’s no harm in trying to see whether it will work for you.
This assumes executive dysfunction only ever comes from lack of (available) dopamine though.
It’s better advice than stressing yourself out, sure, but it may just be useless.
The only thing that has ever worked for me - and I have tried giving myself treats before and during a task - are hard, immovable deadlines.
They’re not saying it’ll fix everything, they’re saying try it. It’ll either help, or it won’t; but you’re no worse off for trying a gentler-on-yourself approach
They were a bit too absolute-y in my opinion.
But yeah, there’s no harm in trying to see whether it will work for you.