I find using a timer on a smart watch or yelling at a voice assistant works for keeping me on task.
If I dont... Well, the other day I found some cold cinnamon donuts I had been heating up in the air fryer.
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I find using a timer on a smart watch or yelling at a voice assistant works for keeping me on task.
If I dont... Well, the other day I found some cold cinnamon donuts I had been heating up in the air fryer.
I keep a lid on the rice and kill the heat once the water is boiling. Twenty minutes later it's perfect, and it literally can't burn.
I don't have ADHD (afaik) but recently while I was making coffee, my brother told me something while the coffee was pouring from the machine, and after a while I turn and find it overflowing and leaking watered down coffee everywhere. It wasn't a fun start to my morning and it left me concerned for my short term memory lol
I was about to write that only idiots and amateurs need a timer for cooking, but then I saw that this is an ADHD group. Knowing people with those issues, I can only support your idea. Yes, for people who do have problems focusing, a timer is a good idea.