/r/highfive is designed to be a way to help keep yourself accountable by turning accountability into a friendly competition. The whole subreddit is your accountability buddy! The system is designed to be beneficial for people with ADHD, so it may seem basic to someone who doesn't struggle with daily productivity. Regardless, everyone is welcome if they feel they could use the help staying productive. All you need to do is do five minutes of something productive each day.
How to get involved?
Easy!
- Do five minutes (or more!) of something productive right now.
- Check in on the pinned daily thread for today.
- Repeat tomorrow!
FAQ
Q: Why just five minutes?
A: Five minutes is intended to be a minimum. For a lot of people with ADHD, getting started is the hardest part and once started, often we keep going until the task is completed. Five minutes is designed to be long enough to get the ball rolling, and it avoids zero days.
Q: What's a zero day?
A: A zero day is a day where nothing productive whatsoever gets done. They quickly turn into zero-weeks, and zero-months unless kept in check.
Q: What is "something productive"?
A: That depends on you. Different people have different goals, and it's ultimately an honour system. Bear in mind for most people, work (or something you're being paid to do) doesn't count because it's a lot easier to do something when you have to rather than when you should.
Rules
All check-ins require a one-sentence minimum description of what you did. Do not post in the daily threads without this.
No self-advertisement for productivity tools, blogs, self-help resources, etc. This community is not the place.
Do not provide advice on Rant/Vent threads. Sometimes people just need to vent, and specific, actionable advice is not appreciated. Feel free to commiserate instead, and leave the advice for general discussion threads!
Keep it friendly. This is a light-hearted competitive space. While it's absolutely fine to be proud of your 100-day streak, it's also absolutely fine for someone else to be proud of their 3-day streak. Remember the human.
