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I'm at the mercy of my own whims. How can I feel more in control of myself? (lemmy.world)

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I came to a startling realization this morning while getting ready to start my day. I plan my day around various contingencies because I know that if I don't feel like doing a task, nothing will stop me from not doing it. It's like I live in fear of myself like I'm some sort of moody army general and I have to work around my own impulsiveness. I take adderall and that helps me to focus but most of my adhd problems are things that I'm not sure medicine will help. Has anyone successfully gotten at least a little handle on their productivity? How did you do it?

I'll also explain what made me come to this realization. I had the thought, "thank God I've been in mood to be frugal recently, I'm scared of when that feeling goes away and I start spending money on stupid shit again" So yeah, impulsivity is a problem 😅

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

For productivity, I'm just not productive. I don't care about productivity.

For wasteful spending, I just don't have money to spend. I don't care about having money.

Sorry if my solutions won't work for you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

My way: Invest all the money in stocks and other financial products.
It can accumulate worth and I can't reach it without seeing a fat "red -" when drawing out my money which is a deterrent for me.