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ADHD Home Office Problems
Scottw | Jul 19 2007
Okay, I as much as any of you, want to get things done. I realize that my struggle with ADHD (even if medicated) will exist anywhere I "work". I am self-employed, and I know I could get about 1000 things more done per day, if I could just focus. For almost the last year, I have worked at home, and been doing okay with it, but for the past few months, I have been getting stir crazy, wanting to go drive and do things, almost as if I wasn't on any meds at all. I can't up my dose of meds, due to blood pressure concerns. Sometimes I think of getting an office somewhere, but wonder if that would be helpful or not, as I'd still be working by myself. I also know that working with other people can be distracting as well. The weather isn't nice enough around here to go outside and work or vary my working location. I have thought about going to a local library with WIFI access and work there when I was having focus issues, but quite honestly, that is not very comforting to me, I hate libraries. I did have an office once that was a shared/open office environment. Other people worked in the area, but all had their own business doing whatever they did. I didn't get to try this out much, as I was working full-time somewhere else. But that place is full, no spaces available. I don't know... THOUGHTS, suggestions, ideas? 5 Comments
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 Hmmm... I don't drink coffee,...Submitted by Scottw on July 19, 2007 - 1:17pm.
Hmmm... I don't drink coffee, but I do like the smell, as long as it's not coming out of someone's mouth while they talk. ;) Really, that is my only alternative, short of a Barnes and Noble type store. Of course, now that I think of that, a Barnes and Noble might be a good place. When you live in an area that isn't urban (and no alive urban core to go too), and everyone drives everywhere, and it's on odd occurance to have somone working on a laptop somewhere, even in places typically associated with wi-fi type access... you do stick out like a sore thumb. Not that it's a big deal. Even if I was somewhere like a book store, library or coffee house, I'd still use my iPhone to listen to music on, to block out distractions... but having the movement and the open environment I think would be good. I have a laptop mount in my truck from my old storm chasing days (still would if I wasn't so busy) and I could, in theory, work from my truck... but on these 95 degree days, that doesn't sound fun, and I have no A/C in that vehcile, unless I want to spend $2000 to get it fixed. What to do! What to do! » POSTED IN:
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