Structured chaos is key
Like you build the jenga tower so that it falls down in the direction of doing the dishes.
For me, this might mean studying with the knowledge that when I get antsy and need to task switch, I can do the dishes instead. It feels like a weird form of circuit training
Or you start out with folding clothes, then start putting them away, get distracted by the dishes or cleaning up the bathroom, and start on that other chore. The key is to eventually get back to the original (easier said than done), but even if you didn't really get it done quickly, you often put yourself in the mindset of cleaning, which helps on its own.
Why do you have to personally attack me like that?
Just comes down to whether you want the prison to be external or internal
When you really think about it, chaos is the natural
ordertendency of the universe, entropy and all that. Ergo, order is against nature.Chaos is the natural state, but life is part of the universe and life brings order. As long as there is energy for life to use to do its work, it will continue to bring order to an unordered universe.
Yep. This is me
I was having a similar conversation to this many years ago with a friend. I summed it up as "I must have inconsistency, else I get stuck in monotony."
[x] I'm in this picture and I don't like it
Jokes on you, I have structure and still do nothing for days.
o man this hurts.
So how do you fix this?
You try your best to make it feel like one of those luxurious Norwegian prisons.
I've had good results managing it by planning my week very loosely: I write down 1-3 things I plan to do each day (including work, exercise, cleaning, leisure, seeing friends, appointments) and it's just enough structure to keep me moving without being stifling.
Be autistic as well and give in to the autistic need for structure and routines.
