Habits
Reward Delay Tolerance Habit
Reward delay tolerance habits place chosen small rewards after effort—menus and checkmarks—not before tasks, rebuilding tolerance for boring work.
Reward delay tolerance habits train putting medium rewards after effort—not before—using agreed menus, timed breaks, and finished-task checkmarks instead of preemptive scrolling. ADHD brains chase fast dopamine; spacing rewards rebuild tolerance for boring maintenance work.
Keep rewards small and chosen in advance.
Common questions
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Should rewards come before hard tasks for ADHD?
Pre-reward scrolling often prevents starts. Pick a post-task reward from your menu in advance; claim it only after the timer stops or the done line is checked.
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