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Those who went from good student, to great college student, to disorganized dopamine mess post college what do you do to manage yourself and get back to that organization and level of focus? (lemmy.selfhostcat.com)

submitted 21 hours ago by ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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[–] Wxfisch@lemmy.world 17 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

You assume is was organized or focused in school or college as opposed to just generally curious enough to know tons of information while also being able to focus on lectures (because most were in topics I was interested in, especially in college) without taking lots of notes that made me pretty good at tests.

The reality? I got diagnosed and on meds and looking to therapy to close the gap. It turns out my grades were driven by good test taking and an ability to churn out a BS ridden paper that should have taken weeks in a day or two of pure panic. I have never needed to take a test at work to get my job done, and have grown weary of the panic fueled rushes to get things done by deadlines.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago

My college highlight was starting a 6 page paper on a book I never read, five hours before it was due. Got a B.

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 8 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Thanks for sharing! I also recently thrice best under that insane pressure but I don’t love it.

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago

I took as many summer courses as I could because it condensed a whole semester into a month. 3hr classes a day, test at the end of every week. I HAD to start studying and do homework at a certain time or I wouldn't finish before it would cut way too much into my sleep. A whole month of regimented heavy pressure to do my work. Those were my best grades.

[–] Wxfisch@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Yeah, it's okay when the work isn't super challenging or you can stay on top of the workload coming in. But when the work becomes actually challenging and/or you start getting too much to stay on top of naturally it leads to burnout really fast which just sucks (like I've contemplated quitting a job I generally really like from it).