One thing I have to be cognizant about with my various neurospicy attributes is my energy level. The combination of [[ADHD]], (lack of) sleep, and whatever bomb that's gone off in my life that I have to deal with means that I will never be consistent as far as getting what I want done, done. Some days I can go on an absolute tear and take on 1000 tasks, write a post, weight-lift and fight a bear. Other days drinking water can be a win. On top of this, I might start a day off feeling sluggish as hell and then perk up, or vice versa, or some dubious middle-ground. The common advice to deal with lack of energy is "self-care." I am of a mind that this advice is unhelpful at best, and that you're being actively factious when you say it to me at worst. Capitalism does not care about self-care or my energy levels. Pretty much every day I have to do *something*, be it for work or my personal responsibilities - lest my entire life get one step closer to being undone. With all that said, I've been trying to figure out how to best *do something* based on my energy levels and stumbled across something called "the Bento Method," which has been cool. I'm not going to link the website for the methodology itself, because it's both weirdly orientalist in its presentation and also reeks of productivity guru bullshit. But I'll tell you what I like about the method and how it's been helping me. --- So you know how a Bento Box has like, 3 or 4 spots that you can pack stuff into of various sizes? Your main meal goes in the biggest spot, your appetizer goes in the middle spot, etc. This method basically takes that and applies it to tasks, and then you tackle them based on whatever your energy level is throughout the day. I have Large, Medium, and Small tags that I attach to my tasks in [[Tech Stack - 12012024#^da5df3|TickTick]]. Then I have filters that separate them out so I can see them easily. Depending on how I'm feeling, I pick one of each of them and put them into my to-do list for the day in various orders. - If I'm feeling energetic at that moment, I'll do Large -> Medium -> Small. - If I'm going through it, I'll go Small -> Medium -> Large. - If I'm not sure, I'll go Medium -> Large -> Small usually. The trick is to only pick one of each size of task per session, to stay focused and not context switch too much - useful given that my brain is prone to overheating. Once I've finished those 3 tasks, I prep another "box" and do it again. Time will tell if this will be useful to me long-term, but I don't mind if it doesn't - I think part of my [[ADHD]] is just using new things to trick my brain into getting stuff done, and moving on to more new tricks when the old tricks stop working. For now, I like thinking about my energy when it comes to working on things. It helps me be a little bit more gentle with myself when I'm having a hard day - which is happening more often than not lately, to be honest.