Set a timer!

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Recommended by Maryn

in response to Caitlin Kotula

Seeking anti-perfectionism strategies for a procrastinating academic & creative writer with raging ADHD <33

I have ADHD plus OCD, so big time solidarity here. It's so hard. One of the things that has helped me most is breaking tasks into chunks and then setting a timer! And once that time is up, no going back and ruminating on what you did — just keep moving along. This practice is brought to you by my OCD therapist. 🫶 (For real though, many of my sessions are spent doing exactly this!)

Linking a visual timer I have, but any timer will do!

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4 months ago

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Caitlin Kotula

@caitlinkotulaJun 4, 2026

That’s the cutest timer!! I have a cube timer but it only does 5/10/30/60mins so I ended up re-flipping it to make up other times, but I’ve found that’s made the whole “stop when the time’s up” practice much harder. I think one like yours would work a lot better. I do wonder if OCD is an underlying thing for me too, but at this stage figuring out the ADHD of it all feels like all I can manage. Thank you (and your therapist hehe) for this suggestion! x

Maryn

@marynJun 5, 2026

Oh yes, I've seen those timers and they look stressful 😅 Fully get taking diagnoses one at a time — I did the same. Rooting for you!!