Hey all! I’m a software developer that was diagnosed with ADHD a few months ago.
My productivity went to complete shit during Covid and hasn’t recovered. Part of the issue is that I’ve learned body doubling is one of the most effective ways for me to get stuff done. And, unfortunately for me, no one has wanted to come back into the office. I’ve tried setting reminders for myself to get routine-but-not-daily tasks done, but those only worked for a couple weeks. Pomodoro timers the same.
Anyone have any tips for being more productive at work? Ideally oriented toward software development, but I’ll take anything.
Do you have a work only environment? I found that to be extremely helpful for me. When we went remote I went from personal computer in shared space in our home, to work computer in a nearly barren basement “office” set up and my productivity has surpassed what I was able to accomplish in an in-person office environment. There were also some changes in medication in there, so that might have more to do with it than anything.