Getting Things Done - Tips from someone with ADHD and OCD
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I've had ADHD and OCD my entire life, but didn't get diagnosed with it until I was 33. Up to that point, I struggled as a developer to get things done. This talk is all about the tips, tricks, and techniques I used to get things done. From managing your time, prioritizing, and being a better leader, this talk is full of the things I still use on a daily basis to overcome having both ADHD and OCD.
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Getting Things Done - Tips from someone with ADHD and OCD
- 1. GETTING THINGS DONE Tips from someone with ADHD and OCD with Jason Lotito
- 2. TAKE DRUGS
- 6. MY ADHD & OCD Part Zero
- 7. FOUND OUT I HAD ADHD & OCD AT 33
- 8. A LITTLE ABOUT MY OCD
- 9. 5
- 10. BALANCE 5 is a balanced number
- 17. This is OCD. 24/7 It’s not just making sure your code lines up straight. #lolocd
- 18. OCD MEANS I WANT IT DONE “THE RIGHT WAY” We’ll talk about yak shaving later.
- 19. A LITTLE ABOUT MY ADHD
- 20. OH SHINY!
- 21. WHAT’S IT LIKE WITH OCD AND ADHD?
- 23. OCD Do it right. ADHD Yak shaving!
- 24. OCD Do it right. ADHD Yak shaving! OCD Interruptions? We can’t do it right now. Give up.
- 25. OCD Do it right. ADHD Yak shaving! OCD Interruptions? We can’t do it right now. Give up. ADHD Good, let’s do something else. Reddit!
- 26. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG AT 33 I DECIDEDTO GET TESTED
- 27. THERAPY AND MEDICATION FORTHE OCD AND ADHD
- 28. THERAPY TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT MYSELF Things I already knew, but didn’t understand.
- 29. MOST IMPORTANTTHING IS YOU NEEDTO HAVE SELF-AWARENESS
- 32. –Donald Knuth “We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil.Yet we should not pass up our opportunities in that critical 3%”
- 33. THE KEYTO GETTINGTHINGS DONE IS UNDERSTANDING WHAT PREVENTSYOU FROM DOINGTHEM.
- 34. TODO LIST 1. Make todo list. 2. Mark off step 1. 3. Do real big project
- 35. EVERY USE ONE OFTHESE? “Look at that leather and that handmade quality, that will definitely help me get things done.”
- 36. EVER READTHIS? It’s a good system.
- 37. NOT GETTINGTHINGS DONE IS A SYMPTOM, NOT A PROBLEM.
- 38. THE FIRST STEP IS UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF.
- 39. I’M NOT A DOCTOR, AND EVEN IFYOU ARE, DON’T SELF-DIAGNOSE. Side Note
- 40. ANALYZE WHATYOU DO WHENYOU DON’T GET THINGS DONE
- 41. RECOMMENDED Easy to use, inexpensive, works
- 42. RESCUETIME
- 43. RESCUETIME • Are you a morning or afternoon person?
- 44. RESCUETIME • Are you a morning or afternoon person? • How much work are you actually doing?
- 45. RESCUETIME • Are you a morning or afternoon person? • How much work are you actually doing? • Interruptions
- 46. RESCUETIME • Are you a morning or afternoon person? • How much work are you actually doing? • Interruptions • Focused on you, not clients/employees
- 47. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM RESCUETIME?
- 48. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM RESCUETIME? • I work best in the afternoon.
- 49. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM RESCUETIME? • I work best in the afternoon. • Emails, chat, and notifications would interrupt frequently
- 50. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM RESCUETIME? • I work best in the afternoon. • Emails, chat, and notifications would interrupt frequently • People would interrupt as well
- 51. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM RESCUETIME? • I work best in the afternoon. • Emails, chat, and notifications would interrupt frequently • People would interrupt as well • Meetings
- 52. WHAT DID I LEARN FROM RESCUETIME? • I work best in the afternoon. • Emails, chat, and notifications would interrupt frequently • People would interrupt as well • Meetings • Interruptions would usually take me up 20 minutes to get back to work
- 53. INTERRUPTIONS
- 54. INTERRUPTIONS • Already interrupted, I’d use the time to do other things
- 55. INTERRUPTIONS • Already interrupted, I’d use the time to do other things • Coffee
- 56. INTERRUPTIONS • Already interrupted, I’d use the time to do other things • Coffee • Reddit
- 57. INTERRUPTIONS • Already interrupted, I’d use the time to do other things • Coffee • Reddit • Chat
- 58. I’D ALSO SHAVE YAKS
- 59. “MULTITASK”
- 60. FEAR
- 61. I KNOW WHAT I DO WHEN NOT DOING WHAT I WANT TO DO
- 62. BEING AWARE OF WHAT I DO HELPS ME PLANTO AVOID NOT DOING WHAT I DO
- 63. PLANS PartTwo
- 64. WHAT STOPPED ME • Alerts and Emails • Meetings • People • Yak Shaving • Multitasking • FEAR
- 66. ALERTS & EMAILS
- 67. ALERTS & EMAILS Turn off notifications
- 68. ALERTS & EMAILS Turn off notifications Emails are not emergencies
- 69. MEETINGS
- 70. MEETINGS Schedule time when you work best
- 71. MEETINGS Schedule time when you work best Plan other disrupting things around meetings
- 72. MEETINGS Schedule time when you work best Plan other disrupting things around meetings Do you really need to be there?
- 73. MEETINGS Schedule time when you work best Plan other disrupting things around meetings Do you really need to be there? Schedule meetings for half the time
- 74. PEOPLE
- 76. PEOPLE “One moment” Require they work for the request
- 77. PEOPLE “One moment” Require they work for the request Schedule the request for tomorrow
- 78. PEOPLE “One moment” Require they work for the request Schedule the request for tomorrow Deflect or Delegate
- 79. YAK SHAVING
- 80. YAK SHAVING Stop when you realize it
- 81. YAK SHAVING Stop when you realize it Get it done first
- 82. MULTITASKING
- 83. MULTITASKING Stop when you realize it
- 84. MULTITASKING Stop when you realize it Usually a result of other issues failing
- 85. MULTITASKING Stop when you realize it Usually a result of other issues failing Resort to other plans of action
- 86. FEAR
- 87. FEAR Don’t start the big project, do the first step.
- 88. FEAR Don’t start the big project, do the first step. Talk to someone else about it.
- 89. FEAR Don’t start the big project, do the first step. Talk to someone else about it. Get something working without architecting it.
- 90. SPECIFIC PLANS AREN’T IMPORTANT THESE ARE MY PLANS THEY WORK FOR ME
- 91. Working Done
- 96. YOU NEED SELF-AWARENESS TO PLAN
- 97. HAVING A PLAN MEANS YOU’LL INSTINCTIVELY DO WHATYOU SHOULD DO
- 98. MORETIPS &TRICKS THAT WORK FOR ME TO GETTHINGS DONE PartThree
- 99. TRY ONE PLAN AT ATIME
- 101. WRITE DOWN NOTES
- 102. WRITE DOWN NOTES ON PAPER
- 103. DELEGATETO SOMEONE
- 104. COMPILE A DONE IT LIST
- 107. TURNS PLANS INTO HABITS
- 108. HABITS ARE PLANS THATYOU FREQUENTLY DO • When you want to do something, your plan is to schedule time • Do this enough, and your habit will be to schedule things you want to do
- 110. SUCCESS IS REALLY JUST OVERCOMING FAILURES BETWEENVICTORIES
- 111. YOU CAN’T BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT ALSO BEING A FAILURE
- 112. SO WHEN YOU FAIL, IT’S REALLY JUST A SIGNTHAT YOU ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO SUCCESS
- 114. I KNOWTHIS SOUNDS LIKE MAGIC FAIRY DUST BUT REMEMBER…
- 116. ANALYZE WHATYOU DO WHENYOU DON’T GET THINGS DONE
- 117. ANDTAKE DRUGS