r/ADHD • u/ScallionQueasy5537 • 5d ago

Questions/Advice How do I stop procrastinating?

I’ve been procrastinating cleaning my room for months now and while it isn’t exceptionally messy it’s filthy and I hate living like this. I’m so bored out of my mind and have the entire day to get off my ass and just get it done and yet for some reason I would rather spend all day lying in bed, my body aching, bored out of my mind, hating myself for being so unproductive. Usually I would have the excuse of not having time and then being exhausted once I do have the time but today there are no excuses.

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u/bl1nken 5d ago

I personally cannot clean my room if I am not listening to something interesting at the same time, like a podcast or a yt video

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u/Confused_Corvid2023 5d ago

Music definitely helps!

I also find that having a 2nd location to temporarily hold the piles I’m not actively working on helps with the whole “eating an elephant”. A little extra effort for the overall task but it also builds momentum and reduces the visual noise during cleaning, then the remainder are already in digestible chunks to organize/re-home