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Gadgets you didn’t know you needed
When I worked in an office I was ADHD restless and didn’t know it at the time. Flash forward to now when I am on medication for my ADHD and I do a lot of things for grad school and my internship at home, since then I have discovered a few must-have gadgets for me and my ADHD working from home habits.
A Hot Plate
“I can’t date you or have a hot plate in my office.”-Ross, from Friends
I actually didn’t know what a hot plate was or that it was a real thing. It was something I had only heard referenced in the show Friends. If you experience time blindness like me, I get really excited or engrossed in emails, writing, or a meeting and I forget all about my coffee/tea/hot chocolate. A hot plate means never sipping cold coffee again!
iRobo
The automatic vacuum was a gift to my life. It’s just one checkmark finished on the long lists of tasks in my day and all I had to do was turn an on switch.
Timers
If you haven’t heard of Pomodoros I like them for ADHD. I specifically use them for things like cleaning or a dreaded task. I like to use my iPhone timer, but I also like hand timers too.
