I have a thing at 5. The day is ruined!

There’s a delightful comic strip by ADHDinos that describes the difficulty a wandering mind can get into when dealing with the day.

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Our hero has “a thing at 5”, and even though there are 6 hours until then, “the day is absolutely ruined.” While there can be several psychological factors at play, one may be the lack of trust in Future Self, fueled by a fear that they wouldn’t be able to stop us if we are in Flow.

If we manage to stumble into some flow, we might compl...