It is commonly known that people with ADHD to struggle with focus. As I said in my previous post, this is not the case with everything. There are several reasons why we may struggle to focus and several different tasks that we may not be able to focus on like someone without ADHD may. The largest reason to not be able to focus is that we are not interested in the topic. As I said in my previous post there are several reasons we may struggle with focusing on a specific topic or task and there are ways to help that. In this post I will discuss the other side of the coin where we can hyper focus on a task. The main reason for this to happen is that the individual is excited and interested about the topic or the task. Here are ways to tap into the hyper focus when you have ADHD for maximum productivity.
Find something you are interested in. You need to find something you are passionate about and enjoy doing. Once you do that you will likely be able to focus on it very well. Sometimes this is something that you can do for a living and other times it is something that can be a hobby.
Find the time of day when you are most effective. If you are like me with ADHD, there may not always be a consistent time when you do something best. There will also be times when that can change. However, there is going to be a time when you are more inclined to get into the zone.
Avoid Distractions. There are so many ways to be distracted that even people without ADHD are losing focus all the time. You will not even be able to get into the zone if you can’t focus to begin with. You can mute notifications by putting your devices on do not disturb mode, keep your room quiet for a time, and set yourself up for focus as much as possible.
Remember that your interests can change over time. If you have ADHD, you may not only have a short term attention deficit, but may also be the case for longer term focus as well. What you can hyper focus on today may not be the same thing you can hyper focus on in a year.
While there are many important aspects to managing time to the fullest, being able to focus is key. Finding the thing that you can focus on so well at the right time is even more effective. Everyone has a sweet spot for the right time for the right task and it does take effort to determine. However, all time and effort invested into this process will be well worth it.