Hey all! I’m a software developer that was diagnosed with ADHD a few months ago.
My productivity went to complete shit during Covid and hasn’t recovered. Part of the issue is that I’ve learned body doubling is one of the most effective ways for me to get stuff done. And, unfortunately for me, no one has wanted to come back into the office. I’ve tried setting reminders for myself to get routine-but-not-daily tasks done, but those only worked for a couple weeks. Pomodoro timers the same.
Anyone have any tips for being more productive at work? Ideally oriented toward software development, but I’ll take anything.
1 Have a think about when you’re best able to think straight and do the trickier jobs, then. (I’m pretty useless in the afternoon).
2 Set a time to check email, if you can.
3 Use filter rules to send email to folders. This makes it easier to understand, quickly why to do with them.
4 Block your calendar with tasks and try to keep them consistent so you get into a habit.
5 make a plan for each month and week. Add stuff to your calendar on Friday, for the next week.
6 at the end of the day, check you calendar so you know what you’re doing tomorrow. (I have a reminder alert).
That’s more or less what I try and do, anyway! Most of this is based on David Sparks’ tips.