Undiagnosed ADHD. Jobs get repetitive after the “training” phase.
My job is to replace smart gas meter devices. It involves a lot of driving, and repeating the same installation process 20+ times a day. Sometimes something interesting happens, but they are getting fewer and farther between. I’ve been there a couple months and I am getting burnt out from the repetition. As of right now, I usually watch videos or eat on my breaks.
Things I’ve considered:
- Podcasts (I’d have to use my own phone, and I feel like I’d get bored of these pretty quick)
- Music (I listen to music when I’m driving, but not during the installs. I could bring a bluetooth earpiece and listen all day, but again, I feel like I’d get burnt out/bored)
- Call someone (I dont have the social capacity to talk for 8 hours. I also have to ring doors and talk to residents)
- Give in to distractions (I can allow myself to stop and explore every so often, but not too often because I have a quota)
Have y’all found anything that helps throughout the day?
I’ve started listening to a King of the Hill podcast at work. The guys talk about every episode for about an hour which is more time than the episode. With more than 259 episodes at about an hour a piece I’ve got quite a lot of a single podcast to listen to.
Once you put your A team of Podcasts together you won’t get bored. Podcasts cover every topic under the sun. I can’t find it anymore but Stone Cold Steve Austin did a full episode of his podcast detailing the fighting he did against a woodpecker at his ranch. Other times the podcast will have a really good theme song.
I swear I’m not a podcast shill. It’s just the most accessible media through my watch. A well curated library of subscriptions gets me through the week.