I find myself being very resistant to using apps. I think it is because whenever I've tried to use assistive tools, after a while I just stop using them. They become oppressive to me rather than supportive. And a cycle of self-loathing ensues. To that point, I have pared down the tools in my life to where I only use as-needed tools and just for their core functionality. I customize my desktop and editors as little as possible to still be suitable for the task, for example.
Something I have found helpful when I am doing support work is a written log. This helps make up for the fact that my working memory is limited. But when I am coding I just use code comments to augment working memory instead. I have always thought my coding process was probably strange. It's like a shotgun blast of bits and pieces that I code and then wire together at the end.
I cannot manage to make (or accept from others) personal TODO lists. For me these provide negative pressure to perform the tasks that make them impossible to focus on. Although when someone asks for in-person help, I cannot help but do so enthusiastically. Friends and family ask me to fix their computers and I tell them plainly. "If you give me this computer to work on in my own time, it will never get done. If you invite me over or sit with me while I work on it, I can take care of it on the spot." (I never charge for it.)
I believe I am going to need medication for times when life demands more structure.
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I find myself being very resistant to using apps. I think it is because whenever I've tried to use assistive tools, after a while I just stop using them. They become oppressive to me rather than supportive. And a cycle of self-loathing ensues. To that point, I have pared down the tools in my life to where I only use as-needed tools and just for their core functionality. I customize my desktop and editors as little as possible to still be suitable for the task, for example.
Something I have found helpful when I am doing support work is a written log. This helps make up for the fact that my working memory is limited. But when I am coding I just use code comments to augment working memory instead. I have always thought my coding process was probably strange. It's like a shotgun blast of bits and pieces that I code and then wire together at the end.
I cannot manage to make (or accept from others) personal TODO lists. For me these provide negative pressure to perform the tasks that make them impossible to focus on. Although when someone asks for in-person help, I cannot help but do so enthusiastically. Friends and family ask me to fix their computers and I tell them plainly. "If you give me this computer to work on in my own time, it will never get done. If you invite me over or sit with me while I work on it, I can take care of it on the spot." (I never charge for it.)
I believe I am going to need medication for times when life demands more structure.