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hey!! glad the advice was useful. I totally relate, I feel like everything takes me longer (work projects, but also any life admin task, especially if I don’t want to do it which is pretty much always the case). the only thing that seems to help me is the sense of satisfaction I get after doing a big life admin task, and being free from that stress. if you get that feeling too, maybe think of that before you do the thing and see if that helps with doing the thing. otherwise I would also try setting a timer, and give yourself the time you think it’ll take to do the task, and see if you can beat it. gameifying my life has helped a lot with my ADHD executive dysfunction

04.06.2026—rainy study days. noah kahan is keeping me company right now, my sister and i are obsessed with the great divide

I had a pretty abnormal experience as I started at the ANU in Covid, but overall I’ve really like the rigour and content of all the degrees and courses I’ve done. I definitely can’t speak for all Departments and degrees though, as I’m in the School of Politics & International Relations. It’s been a bit chaotic the last few years (if you’ve followed the news then you’ll know, but basically lots of financial and leadership crises). But overall I really like the uni & my supervisors in SPIR are fantastic and incredibly supportive and understanding with my mental health situation and general health/disability issues. Canberra is a great place to live - bit cold in the winter, but great quality of life and very outdoorsy culture. Always something on in the community, but you do have to look for it, and there are always events on campus too (for both undergrads and postgrads). If you’re a domestic student, there’s loads of job opportunities too, in the government (both ACT & federal level) and at the uni.