Agreed on all parts, I'd love to know what an ad-free experience would cost on some of these sites...shouldn't be more than 1-3 pennies per article I'd imagine?
The paywalls need to change, but until we get microtransactions supported by all the major browsers (not just Brave) in a way that won't be hacked...or socially-engineered too easily (latter is perhaps a tall order), I fear we are stuck
Tangent - Has anyone tried the mandibular extension devices? Worried about long term impacts on jaw...but still tempted vs having this machine for rest of life
Little late, but check out Gabor Mate's "Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It"
I'll admit I only read about 1/5 of it and ...wandered off, but now that I'm thinking about it again it's time to put it back at the top of the book pile.
Since I've considered trying many of the same routes you've taken, but have only done Adderall and some anti-depressants at various stages in life.
It works to help realize how messy my place is or to get necessary (deadline-driven) work tasks done, but historically has also led to increased anxiety, tunnel-vision (lack of creativity) and often ends with me stopping for a period due to feeling exceptionally drained feeling after prolonged usage.
I don't like the concept of being on meds for life, but I also would like to keep the job I have until I find one that's more suited to my temperament in this regard...so, tbd on that. Good luck!
My eye doc recommended Flax oil - 1 Tablespoon a day.
Did that for a while with minimal results, upped it to two and it's starting to work...just have to work up to that slowly otherwise it...impacts your digestion