Outside of drugs like Adderall what tricks do you use to stay on top of your work (whether school work or at the...
61Live Without Drugs
There may be many opinions on how to make yourself do something without drugs and I am sure many of them are good ones. I am going to give you my personal opinion and it is based entirely on experience.
I have been self employed for over 20 years and I have never in my life depended on drugs to help me get from one day to another. I have an inner drive that keeps me going and if I am doing something I am interested in, it isn't all that hard to do. If you are forced to do something you do not really want to do, it is hard to make yourself do it but if you understand how important the task is, it will help you to get it done. If you are educated enough and know about the task at hand it makes it much easier to get it done too, and who knows, it might even turn out to be fun. Many times a person does not do a particular task that needs to be done because they do not fully understand it and knowing how is the key to success.
I tend to get up- every morning and go through a regular routine of checking and answering emails. After that I begin writing my articles for websites. I love writing articles for websites. I have written about many different subjects and I have to tell you, some of them were very boring. The thing that kept me going then was the fact that I am self sufficient and I have to depend on myself to pay bills, etc. I tell myself that no one else is going to do it for me and they shouldn't have to, it is my duty so I force myself to get busy sometimes. I set a goal for myself and try to write a specified amount of articles each day. Sometimes I am interrupted and do not meet my goal for the day so the next day, I push myself and make up what I didn't get done the day before.
I used to smoke but haven't touched a cigarette for over 8 years and I find that I can get so much more done when my hand doesn't have a cigarette in it. Not to mention that I have helped my own health by quitting. Sometimes I even work through mealtime just to finish up an article or two and then stop to eat.
I really do not know what makes me tick and I don't understand the drive I have but I do know one thing. I have always been the kind of person who would start a project and not stop until it was completed. I do not like half done tasks so I force myself to keep going until I get them done.
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thanks for answering my question!
CJ jensen? let me guess, you were on adderall when you wrote that, r ight?
i think that...
people who ask such questions are looking for help from people who have been there, not folks looking down their nose and writing a tome at how they are just naturally motivated (lucky you.)
also, yeah, self-discipline IS the name of the game, but there is a gray area between doing nothing and rigid routine that some people have a hard time developing if they haven't had the experience, training, or exposure before to such methods.
this gray area is the same one called "LAZY" at one end, and ADD at the other, for people who like to judge.
i'd be interested in first hand detailed tips and experiences from those who converted from undisciplined to focused, and i suspect that's what the querant was looking for as well.
CJensen 3 years ago
I really liked this hub. Although I personally believe in the existance of ADD, I believe there is no question that it is blamed, and medicated, far beyond what is reasonable for people's lack of drive and attention to detail. Most of the time I believe that reality is as you've said. It's a drive, or just plain dicipline that a person has to find within and just do what has to be done. Even when a legitimate case of ADD is present, it can still be overcome with hard work, dicipline, and persistance. I believe that a person can benefit from the use of the meds, but to claim that something can only be accomplished through the use of the meds is simply an excuse...If that contradicts with my statements in my own response to the question, well, I didn't state my case clearly. As a side note, I admire your accomplishment in quitting smoking, and I think it serves very well to underscore your point. I'm an ex-smoker myself with a handful of failed attempts at quitting, and I know from experience that in the end, in spite of the strength of of the addiction, quitting smoking is really a matter of just getting past the excuses and not smoking anymore.