Snowflake Challenge #8
Jan. 15th, 2021 09:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Challenge #8: In your own space, create a wishlist. Your wishlist can be anything between one and ten wishes as a rough guide.
Ooh this is an interesting challenge!! Here are my wishes (some of them very specific):
1. Fan art or podfic or remixes for any of my stories! (here on AO3) I would be so delighted with any kind of transformative works for my fics, you have no idea :D
2. I'd love recs for some communities about writing, reading, or history!
3. I'd also love recs for podcasts or documentaries about true crime or history, or about naval stuff specifically
4. Recs for journals/communities that talk about planning/organization (especially for people with ADHD)
That's all for my wishlist! Hope you all have a great weekend!
Thoughts
Date: 2021-01-16 11:26 am (UTC)I invite you to these communities:
>> 4. Recs for journals/communities that talk about planning/organization (especially for people with ADHD) <<
Somewhat on a tangent, but related: This year I decided to try out bullet journaling, which is working nicely for me. (I don't really fit any standard framework I've seen, neurotypical or neurovariant.) So I made a reference list:
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/12794761.html
From what I have observed of a diverse range of people, there are a ton of techniques, all of which work for some folks and none of which work for everyone. You have to figure out how to work with the body/mind you have, not what other people wish you had. That usually requires trial and error, but after a while, you should start noticing patterns that make it easier to predict new things.
For me, cognitive offloading helps. I could waste space in my brain trying to remember to go check supper or whatever, but it is more efficient to use a timer on my desk for that and the space in my brain for writing. Everything you can offload to a program, a timer, a calendar, or some other tool is more brainspace you can use for what you really want to do. It's just a matter of trying different tools to see what meets your particular needs.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2021-01-16 06:55 pm (UTC)That is a really interesting theory. I find I need to do similar things, calendar, lists, etc. (I have never been tested, but the more I read about the variety of people on the spectrum, I've wondered if I don't fit in there somewhere.)
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2021-01-16 07:35 pm (UTC)https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/parl-lab/research/current-projects/cognitive-offloading/
https://arxiv.org/pdf/0808.3569.pdf
Regrettably, little is available on applied cognitive offloading, and almost all of that is for people who lost memory somehow. But some useful stuff exists:
https://www.logicprep.com/blog/cognitive-offloading-is-the-most-important-test-tip-you-didnt-know-existed
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/minimize-cognitive-load/
https://www.doctorschoicefl.com/memory-aids-tools-strategies-memory-loss-2/
https://www.northriverhc.com/5-easy-memory-aids-that-can-help-anyone/
https://imperial.networkofcare.org/veterans/assistive/list.aspx?indexingterms=memory-aids
A key point to remember is that brains and minds can work in various ways. Some people respond better to visual cues (placing an object at eye level) while others do better with audio cues (setting an alarm to ring). Try different strategies for saving, organizing, and prompting until you find ones that work for you. Just within arm's reach I have a kitchen timer, my fishbowl notes on paper, and my desktop calendar.
>> (I have never been tested, but the more I read about the variety of people on the spectrum, I've wondered if I don't fit in there somewhere.) <<
Yeah, I don't fit the description exactly, but have a lot in common. The only reason I can pass for human even briefly is that people expect but, but after a few minutes -- or a few hours at maximum cloak -- they notice I'm really not. Neurodiversity is a lot wider than the examples that have been codified.