Little. Yellow. Different.

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My ADHD executive functionality capabilities are a trash fire floating down a toxic river of unfinished hopes, so I tried these different ways to get my shit together

My ADHD executive functionality capabilities are a trash fire floating down a toxic river of unfinished hopes, so I tried these different ways to get my shit together

Watching my productivity hopelessly sink in an ocean of task items, but at least at the paper boat is really pretty

Ernie Hsiung
Jan 23, 2025
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"A colorful origami paper boat engulfed in rainbow flames, floating down a river of scattered agenda books, half-written lists, and glowing notification icons --ar 16:9 --style raw --chaos 20 --stylize 1000"

The older I get, the more I notice my executive dysfunction reaching new heights.

Quick aside for anyone too lazy to read Wikipedia: executive dysfunction is your brain’s inability to control thoughts, feelings, and actions—not the other ED. Either way, failure abounds if I’m not careful.

Here’s my journey through various productivity systems, with mixed success. Maybe you’ll relate, maybe you’ll have solutions, or maybe we can just commiserate together.

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