Work
Sitting down at the desk and actually starting is often the heaviest step, and then it takes effort to keep attention before the mind drifts off. Here the start becomes visible and broken down. The visual support below shows the way into the work.
♀Working on the laptop
A smiling person sits at a desk working on a laptop with a thought bubble showing a gear.
About this visual support
The work itself is often not the problem. The hard part lies in the seconds before: leaving what you were doing, sitting down at the desk and getting the first move going. Once that threshold is crossed, the next challenge arrives, holding attention on the task while the mind happily wanders off elsewhere.
Visual support helps by turning the start into something you can see and point to instead of a vague instruction. One picture for clearing the desk, one for getting out what you need and one for beginning makes the start less fluid. Having the steps in view also becomes an anchor to return to once the gaze has drifted, so the way back into the work is shorter. Visual support here can be a help for children with ADHD who find that getting started is the hardest part.
A practical tip is to place a clear picture for a short break after a set number of steps, so focus can rest at a planned moment instead of leaking away unplanned. In the Routined app you can assemble start, work and break into a calm order to follow.