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1. Re: Skill building exercises for the ADHD stricken?

   

   Reply by Ninjas · May 2011 · Home› General Discussion

   I just used working on films as an example because it's what I know. I never found it to be boring or tedious. Only physically exhausting, and annoying to have to deal with human beings.

2. Re: Skill building exercises for the ADHD stricken?

   

   Reply by MikeF · May 2011 · Home› General Discussion

   i've never had any diagnosis from a doc for anything you've meantioned, but i know the feeling, and i think its very common regardless of medical conditions. What i try to do is accomplish as many small tasks as i can throughout the day to fuel my work. Doesnt even need to be anyhting art related, example: this morning i…

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   Reply by almighty_gir · May 2011 · Home› General Discussion

   are they surrounded by stimulation? or are they surrounded by the wrong kind of stimulation? for example in my living room we have: an xbox 360 a ps3 2 pc's a tv a shelf full of dvd's a shelf full of books (both childrens, adults, and inbetween in content). now, ask me which is the first one which the kids ask to use every…

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   Reply by passerby · May 2011 · Home› General Discussion

   what kinda work are you interested in. if you have trouble keeping on task for large projects, maybe environment work is for you, since when ever things slow down you can move to knocking out a few little detail props, than move back to bigger pieces once you got some of your attention span back. also BG music, i seriously…

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   Reply by Shammii · May 2011 · Home› General Discussion

   I have quite severe anxiety and OCD (to the point of not being able to leave the house). I find my OCD quite often spurs me on as I obsess over projects. When working, I have to have a DVD on in the background otherwise I can't concentrate. It also helps me know how long I've been working without constantly checking the…

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   Reply by greevar · May 2011 · Home› General Discussion

   So anyway, this is what I've got so far. Break the task into smaller pieces, make a list of those pieces so you don't loose track of them, and surround myself with audio in the background to avoid distraction. Okay, there is one other obstacle to deal with: Fear of failure. I'll explain. All my life, failure has been met…