I think it's good to continue looking into avenues that have helped before--and for some people, looking into ADD might help. I actually felt being diagnosed as a kid was a blow to my self esteem, rather than helping me. But then, it probably had to do with the way it was approached. Idk how many times books about ADD were pushed on me. Sometimes it felt like there was more of en affort to label what was wrong with me, than to listen to me or allow me to understand myself. So I ended up resenting diagnosis, and pretty suspicious of them. But they can definitely help--I've known a lot of people who benefited and were helped immensely by them.
Still--I thought about how the brain does use glucose to function. Dario Nardi theorized that Ne types tend to have this 'christmas tree' activity, where the brain becomes active in many, seemingly disconnected, regions at once. This seems to be related to creative insights and maybe brainstorming (?--I don't really know, but seems like it would be to me).
But the downside would be that it would use a lot of glucose, and then the brain might go into a sort of depleted state, while trying to recover.
The Christmas Tree Brain | Ann C. Holm
I just thought of this because of sugar.
When I was a kid I would dip into these states of attention, where I was basically in my own world. I'm not sure why, but it was really noticeable. I suppose it would look like daydreaming, but I might almost describe it, in retrospect, as a kind of meditative state.
I've been doing a lot more meditating (though more guided visualizations lately--mostly focused on healing or relaxing), and I've noticed it can sometimes be what I need. Like tonight, I was getting a little stressed because I've got something to get done, and I'm partially there...I just decided I was going to meditate though, to relax. It helped alot.
I mean, I'll probably do another one now to wind down to sleep too. But our brains, just like our bodies, need rest time too. It's a novel idea for me to accept that and to really consciously try to rest or relax, rather than just berating and wanting to push myself, look at my shortcomings and my flaws, and try to push through something.
Here's an article about meditation:
Meditation and the Christmas Tree Brain | Ann C. Holm
But I don't see it that way, entirely. I think sometimes we really do need to just take a moment to rest--not to just numb off on some little video game on the phone, but to consciously relax, focus on the self, and take a break.
And...again...it's not some magic solution. It's just something I've been thinking about lately, and its interesting to me because it's so different than my typical self-berating, trying to make myself 'do it,' until I just focus off on something else. It's more of a conscious break, with the intention of renewing and resting.
If doing visualizations magically makes my room tidy and organized, and I become efficient with time, and I stop treating the idea of going through my mail as an especially cruel and unusual torture, I'll let everyone know.