Currently writing a course on ADHD and Time...

Elizabeth Hadzic

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21d • 🧠 ADHD

I want to share a bit about what I've learned.

ADHD brains don't track time like neurotypical brains. Time for us is not linear. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄.

𝗪𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. What does this mean? We base decisions on how long something will take by the way it makes us feel. If a task 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 hard, we think that it will take a long time. If a task 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 easy, we think we will get it done super fast. This is why we avoid some tasks for extended periods of time, only to do the task and be surprised how fast we got it done. Or the opposite - we dive into the "easy" task and it ends up taking a long time and throws off our whole day.

This makes it hard for us to estimate how long something will take. We either over-estimate or under-estimate.

This information has me reflecting on my experience with time over the years. I can see the pattern clearly now that I understand it. 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!

I am curious. What are your thoughts and experiences with time?

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