Anonymous version of site: https://archive.ph/q6ejI

I’ve started using a stopwatch, and my aim is not to complete the task, but just to spend time on that task and nothing else. This does 2 things: 1) just the fact I’m on the tasks moved me forward more than not being on the task. 2) as its counts up, not down, I am just interested in increasing the number, so every 30 seconds or minute or 10 extra that I do makes the number bigger and the dopamine higher.

I combine this with a habit tracker (literally called habits on android store) so I can try and beat my last high score etc.

I don’t set myself any targets etc that would cause me to feel shame (and then procrastinate due to that shame), so it lowers the barrier of startinf sufficiently low so that I can get on. And then the flow starts to kick in and we’re off…

I wonder if that doesn’t work because it’s not about them knowing that we like them, but about us doing or being things they like. It just comes off too strong or too soon.

Wait what? That works??

Does the last bit mean “earlier that morning” or “morning, the next day” I wonder.

Same

I thgouth it was a variant of rocket league’s ball

That’s a whole different way of playing trading card games.

Outlived, or sadly experienced the loss of his wife and 3 out of 4 children?

I’d say it’s when it becomes uncomfortable to the other person. So if you’re doing something, but they can get over it, then they’re likely to chalk it up to you being you, but once it goes too far then it gets weird. But it’s not just related to neurodivergence, I’d say it happens for all things, like if someone eats a weird thing or wears too out-there clothes then it moves out of the “yeah, whatever” to “oh, that was a bit weird”.

Because of this, it also depends on what “normal” is to the other person.

Looking forward to next episode 😀

Riiiight. Tread-mill. Makes total sense now why we call it that.

Same!