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ADHDers, you can thank me later (if you remember).
This hack was inspired by my favorite BookTuber, uncarley. She also has ADHD and made a video about how she still manages to read so much. TL;DR (lol): Figure out what you love and only read that — don't force yourself to read anything you don't like.
I remembered loooooving Meg Cabot as a kid, so I went to my local independent bookstore and asked them what books are like "Meg Cabot for grown-ups." That led me to Emily Henry's novels, which introduced me to the world of contemporary romance novels. For the past three months, I've finished a book every one to three days because I don't make myself finish a book when it's clear after 50 pages that it's not my jam.
I also figured out how I like to read. I can only read from physical books, so tablets are out for me. Audiobooks are good for long train rides and walks. Finding the medium you click with is key.
Money can't buy you happiness or class, but it sure can make your life a lot easier if you have it. These two purchases in particular were life-changing for me:
— I never vacuumed because it was such a hassle to plug in and cary around. So I bought a cordless vacuum, and now I vacuum several times a week.
— I didn't do my laundry frequently enough because it quickly overwhelmed me and there was too much to carry all at once. So I bought a four-bag laundry cart with wheels, and now I do laundry before I run out of clean clothes.
Unfuck Your Habitat is also a terrific resource, especially when I have people coming over in 30 minutes and need to cram in three hours' worth of cleaning.
There are so many great resources out there for people with ADHD (and also a lot of garbage). The How to ADHD YouTube channel and Black Girl, Lost Keys blog continue to be invaluable to me on my lifelong journey with this silly little brain of mine.
I occasionally check in with myself and ask "what am I working towards?" This isn't just a job-related hack (although it absolutely helps me professionally); I ask this question in all areas of my life. When I'm passionate about something, I'm roughly ten trillion times more likely to actually put in the time and effort to get my desired result. So I dream as big as I can, then I get to work.