I’ve found to do lists to be quite effective. Just jotting down tasks I need to get to help keep them present even if we won’t be doing it immediately. I also like to give a priority number starting from 1 to more urgent tasks, so I know where to start.

I’m also adult diagnosed ADHD. With non stimulant medication my short term memory has improved noticeably (so less walking through a doorway and immediately forgetting why you’re here).

I have used 3 different tools more often so far for task tracking:

1. Trello - good for making tasks into cards, and also creating a dashboard to links you need to regularly access. I have categories like pending and currently active so I know where my tasks are at.

2. Excel - surprisingly great for this, you can see all your remarks and notes on each task at a glance. I use it kind of like a ticket system where I close and hide the rows of tasks that I’ve completed. Being able to see notes on tasks at a glance is also a plus.

3. Pen and paper - when all else fails, pen(cil) and paper are really great for scribbling down tasks too. I usually fall back to this when I start neglecting my digital notes.

My rule of thumb is to make things as easy to do as possible. Pack your bags the night before so you can grab your stuff and run out the next morning. Have your pen and pencil in easy reach so noting stuff down is as easy as possible.

When tasks seem complicated with too many steps, breaking them down into individual items helps make it feel less impossible/daunting. I still deal with task paralysis from time to time, but this gives me the nest possible chance that I’ll get things done sooner than later.

Additionally, I’ve read about accountability buddies. I don’t practice this often myself, but it does help to discuss and mention to a trusted or friendly colleague what tasks you’re working on. They can help you keep some accountability to your work by asking you about it later in the day.

I got my Sofle V2 in 2022 as a job change present for myself. I’ve since changed jobs again, but the Sofle V2 continues to be the keyboard I bring into office.

For a long time I was just bringing it into work in the box it came in, but during the job change period, I bought some fabric, an Apple TV (gen 2) travel case and replaced the moulded foam with a fabric base. Had to do a fair bit of sewing but the result has been pretty great.

It gets a lot of curious comments in the office, and I’ve gotten fairly proficient at Colemak DHm. I’m planning on upgrading the microcontrollers so I can enable tapdance soonish.

If you don’t have an Epic Games account, you should make one to take advantage of their weekly free games. Thoughts about the company aside, you occasionally get access to some great games like Borderlands 3 and Prey.

I recommend Daniel Mullins games if you like games that challenge the forth wall. Pony Island and Inscryption were fun. I’ve bought The Hex but haven’t sat down and committed the time to it yet, but it was very highly recommended to me.

If you like games like Undertale, it’s sequel Deltarune is free on Windows. Two chapters out so far.

If you happen to be a Pokémon fan, it’s not really AAA stuff that needs a gaming machine, but I recommend Pokémon Reborn. It’s a fully complete fan game that I’ve been following for years during development. It’s also free to download and supports online PvP and wonder trade.

Congratulations on your gaming pc!

Would you have the Adobe genuine service thing installed without your noticing? It was the Adobe pdf reader of all things that triggered the locking off my software, but deleting Adobe genuine service seemed to work.

It’s a bit different to your 10d countdown but it doesn’t hurt to try.

Pretty spot on, I was in the UK for a bit lol. Their shops closing at 4pm on Sundays was also a pain. Yes, let’s make it so no one can run errands on the one day they’re most likely to have time if they sleep in…

How prevalent alcohol culture is in the West. I’m Southeast Asian and it’s more common for us to drink sugary drinks and have food at the local corner restaurant at night instead of having alcohol when we spend time with friends.

When I studied in the West, it really struck me how the only place you really could hang out at night was the bar, and alcohol was often the preferred drink. And they normally closed at 12am, so you can’t even stay out that late.

Personally I’m not very fond of inebriation just due to the issues it creates (not that my friends were alcoholics and got blackout drunk every time we hung out), so I found it kind of bad that it’s so socially accepted to see a need to get drunk in order to tolerate socialising with friends.