If it doesn’t feel right then it’s hard (impossible) to give a shit. I hear that a lot here.
Money, grades, the advice of revered authority. None of it works. I just blow it off. And suffer of course. But I’m still poking along.
But a couple of things have felt right. And those things go very well. I can draw, I can write software. I can successfully give my attention to a project like that.
One such thing is meditation. Whatever’s going on with ADHD, meditation messes with it. I found the button in the center of my head that makes ADHD happen. It feel 100% right. It’s like I found a magic thing.
So if you are an ADHD guy then maybe it would feel right for you too.
I’d love it if you could expand on this to help me understand better…
I’ve had meditation suggested to me many times, and I just don’t get it…
It leaves me wondering “What am I missing?”!
It took me a few years, but today it clicked. I go to work, I make a pot of coffee, I drink it all by noon, I go to lunch, I come back and work till I go home.
But, i didn’t work until I went home, I played games and watched videos. I got the whole days work done in the morning, and I think it’s probably the coffee. Is that what medication is like?
Meditation, in a nutshell, is about manipulating and cultivating your attention (the buddhists call it “awareness”). Step 1 is finding a meditation technique that works for you. Experimentation may be necessary.
Here’s my favorite meditation guide. It’s short, clear and has nice pictures.
http://fleen.org/fluffy_cloud