Relevant xkcd

I remember seeing different colors on different screens, so I think part of the perception difference are the saturation and brightness settings of your screen

The process to get medicated is so tedious, but can be absolutely worth it!

Ritalin didn’t do much for me, even at the highest dose it helped me spend a little less time on the phone while getting distracted by other things instead, while completely killing my appetite.

Since ~2 months I’m on Lisdexamphetamine, and it really made a massive difference. Writing papers used to be an absolute struggle against myself, while now it’s just something I don’t enjoy but push through. Downside is the crash in the evening, when the symptoms come back in force. But part of it is definitely the fact that I still try to use every minute of focus like before, with the difference now that I am much more focused in general