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I'm starting to suspect that on my more "productive" days, I should take long breaks. I don't naturally pace myself, and I become exhausted.
A lot of learning to work with ADHD is ignoring other people's expectations of what productivity looks like. Why shouldn't I take a couple hour-long breaks in the day, if my work-product is better that way? When I focus, I focus intensely and accomplish a lot—my work style doesn't look the same as other people's.
I suspect that 6 hours of "productivity" for me is equal to or greater than the work someone else might get done in 8. Honestly, I'm "working" just as much, because when I am focused on my tasks, I'm "in the zone" the whole time.
I think neurotypical folks are better at taking mental breaks without even realizing it.