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1 year ago

Hack Procrastination

Hello there! I see a lot of comments on being stuck when needing to clean or whatever. I wanted to share a new hack I learned called the rule of 17. Basically when you are super overwhelmed and just not motivated but you know you need to get stuff done, you agree to doing 17 things. The number 17 is ADHD friendly as in it isn’t too big or too small. It’s just right. We can all do 17 things. So for example: if you have laundry to put away: I say ok I just have to put away 17 things. When I get done with the 17 things I have finished my task! Woohoo! That’s a win! What normally happens though is 17 is just the right amount to kick my brain into driving mode and I’ll go on to complete more tasks. I almost never stop at 17. I always end up doing way more. So that’s a bonus! Woohoo another win! I also find that putting on some over the ear headphones and playing some kind of dance/electronic type music to wake my brain up and kick it into a flow. Try it out and let me know how you feel about the rule of 17! #adhdhack #ruleof17

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L8monkeylaff
7mo

I use to do this! Why did I ever stop?! 🤦🏻‍♀️😅 gonna try again today

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Amanda512
7mo

Love this! Thanks for sharing!!! 17 may be hard for me but I feel like if I set my mind to tackle like 12 individual items, that could turn me into action mode and I’d do more at the end of that burst.

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7mo

That number, 17, sounds overwhelming to me. Unless it’s 17 seconds haha. I try to beat it by doing like the first thing needed to complete the task. I don’t think about completing it. Just the first step. So, if I want to check my email, I open my laptop. That’s it. If I feel like it, I can go to gmail in the browser. If not, I just walk away and try to feel good about taking that first step, and being good with it even if I don’t continue later. But continuing later seems easier, because then it’s just another first step, ya know? The second step becomes the first. Etc. Not sure if that makes sense…

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lyxander
9mo

Trying today.

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ladysyf
12mo

This is cool, I find the whole concept intriguing which means I might actually do it lol. Going to do this in the morning

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Jon Bon Bailey
12mo

Me too! I’m moving tomorrow! Have I even started packing? Nope! Will try the rule of 17 tomorrow, thanks @numo!

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Brookie
12mo

Well, thank you so much for this

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ciceropwyll
12mo

I can’t handle 17. That is too high. 5 is my magic number. 5 minutes of cleaning in 5 different rooms. I’ll hang up 5 things. Wash 5 dishes.

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12mo

Trying this today.

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Aliciax
12mo

I’m gonna try and do this tomorrow I hope this works for me 👻 thank you for sharing this

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janek
12mo

Trying tomorrow

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1y

Yes! I’ll go for 17 and the win!!

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dxnnxgxtxn
1y

Wow, that sounds fantastic

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wyatt of waffle
1y

Thank you

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Sam ZT
1y

I can’t wait to try!

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1y

Gonna give this a try! Thanks for sharing!

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1y

I’m going to try this for sure, thank you

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pinkmess
1y

Sounds like something that might work. It sure couldn’t hurt to try!

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1y

Sounds like a good way to achieve

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timeisfake
1y

I’m def gonna try that :3

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