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Problems with organizing, focusing, and motivation can all make writing a struggle. By working with our brains rather than against them and understanding what motivates us, we can remove some of the barriers and write with less frustration.
ADHD folks have difficulty writing for a few reasons: motivating ourselves to do boring tasks is an epic battle, organizing our ten million creative and connected thoughts is a marathon unlike any other, and focusing on a single task, idea, or paragraph isn't something our brains are designed to do.
We are motivated by urgency, interest, challenge, and novelty and I find it's helpful to remember this even when motivation isn't my problem. For example, maybe I can organize my thoughts better if I write an outline but work backwards. The challenge of working backwards makes the task more fun while helping me organize myself. Working with my ADHD rather than against it always works better for me. Organizing
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For organizing, focusing, and motivating, you can always use urgency
In the worst case scenario, when you're really unmotivated, could not care less, focus is never going to stick even with all of the ADHD meds in the world, you can always rely on urgency (also known as stress, also known as fear because, "Oh my gosh this is due in 12 hours!"). Urgency can be dangerous but it can also be effective. If you really can't get yourself to write something, wait until the last minute, but be smart about it.
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