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I can't engage with this now. I'm a big GTD user because of my ADHD, I don't trust myself so I use the GTD system as a big crutch.

I pattern match "Quests" in TFA to "projects" in GTD, and "goals" in TFA to "3-5 horizon + someday/maybe list", I don't have time to give nuanced thought to this, but I'm posting my hot take that this looks like a useful tactical method to help oneself take projects off of your someday/maybe lists and work on them, but does not fully address how to make the time.

Wait, no, it probably does, but I'm already running over my break time so I'm leaving this comment here as an anchor to come back and review after work.

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I think you're looking to much at the practice, and too little at the framing.

The point is not that the structure of a quest works better. The point is that the framing of a quest works better. It inspires, it acknowledges there will be adversity, and thus makes adversity feel like much less of a setback.

Same here! Most of my life is in Omnifocus specifically (GTD-focused todo app), and I structure the projects like the quests this author mentions. I have to make them gut-feeling boolean checks if that makes sense. "Declutter the house" is perfect, because I know when it's decluttered: when I feel like it is. If I get too specific, there's pretty much 0% chance I'm going to honestly complete it with any sort of accuracy to that goal.

Also, hope you had a good day at work!

I feel this comment in my soul. If you have any recommendations for resources on general project/life management, please feel free to share.

In my quest (ahaha) to not spend my days doing life management system bingo, I've settled on GTD tried mostly flat out the past few years.

However, I have recently looked into Zen To Done, and while I see it as Insufficient because I've already put in the GTD work, I think it could be a lower-effort potentially-close-enough alternative method to getting to the GTD Mind Like Water state.

I thought I had ADHD but then I got tested and I have high functioning autism

What kind of tools / treatments have you used / learned afterwards to deal with your ADHD like symtoms?

I’m actually super organized and can hyperfocus.

I have emotional regulation issues. Abilify (medication), yoga, and running. Those keep me centered, reduce my (embarrassing) adult tantrums.

Social skills are the hardest part for me. I can read emotions but trying to understand people’s motivations is as complex as tracking bugs for me. It just doesn’t come naturally.

tl;dr exercise tho

"I don't trust myself" stop saying that to yourself and you will trust yourself more, especially if you reinforce that feeling with reparative action.

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