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So here's how people with ADHD see time.

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Why it worked

The video succeeds by articulating a highly specific, relatable internal experience that many viewers with ADHD recognize but rarely see described so accurately.

Summary

The creator explains the internal time management struggles associated with ADHD, specifically how they perceive time and prepare for upcoming tasks. The video illustrates the anxiety and hyper-fixation that can occur when waiting for a scheduled event.

Structure

1Introduction to ADHD time perception
2Example of calculating preparation time
3Explanation of the 'waiting mode' phenomenon
4Closing statement about needing to get ready

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How ppl with ADHD tell time:

Transcript

So here's how people with ADHD see time. All right, it's 2:47. Let's say I have to be somewhere at 5:00. Okay, so it's 2:47, which really means it's actually 3:00 in our heads, which means it's really like closer to 3:30, so I should totally start getting ready. So if I have to be there at 5:00, that means I have to leave here around 4:30, which means I have to be ready by 4:00. So I really don't have that much time to get ready for wherever I'm going. Also, in the time between now and then, I have no time to do anything else. I just have to sit here and prepare and get ready for what I'm about to do in a couple hours. But I also have to like, you know, hurry up and get ready. So if I have something to do at 5:00, and then I wake up, let's say I wake up at 7:00 in the morning, and I have something to do at 5:00, I will think about the thing that I have to do at 5:00 for the entire day until it's time to do that. So, with that said, um, I should go get ready because I'm kind of running late.

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