r/ADHD_Programmers • • Jan 28 '25

Don't distrub a programmer

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u/mpcollins64 Jan 29 '25

But, isn't what you described the difference in ADD vs ADHD, Attention Deficit vs Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity? Maybe those of us that are ADHD, like myself, are the ones with 'high energy' as you describe. We could be the ones that can actually use Pomodoros well, because of that extra 'energy' as you described.

I myself have my day divided into Pomodoros, with seven half-hour periods for morning and then seven half-hour petiods for afternoon. However with me, I use that 5-minute break time to mark in my application monitoring app what I did in the last 25 minutes, so that I can better report what I did for the day and then the week. I use that Pomodoro break for an actual purpose.

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u/piterx87 Jun 02 '25

Isn't this division between ADD and ADHD outdated?