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Hey, I have been in a very similar situation in my life. You're doing great and I'm proud of you for continuing to fight.

Something that I've begun to use recently is a magnetic calendar to plan my day. I don't have the time of day marked, but it's divided into three sections per day (morning, midday, evening) where I add tasks. I make sure to place a fun task after a boring task to motivate me.

Another thing that's helped me is this time tool. "In five minutes I have to get up and do X"

Sometimes when I dont start a task when I should it's because I actually dont know how to start the task. For example: I need to take a shower. I have to sort out the order in my head in order to execute the task; it'll go something like: "get out of bed, put a robe on, go to the bathroom, turn shower on, remove robe, get into the shower, shampoo, conditioner" etc.

I hope this helps. If it doesn't, I really hope you find strategies that work for you :)

> I have dealt with this a bit by using the ScreenFilter app, which allows you to darken your display (also nice for looking at the phone during night). This way, I can dim the display to the minimum I need to be able to see the TimeTimer app, and it doesn't get quite so hot.

You should know that most likely there is something else at play.

Screen dimmer apps "work" by drawing a semi-transparent dark rectangle over the entire display. So they are not actually reducing the effort or the power drawn by the display. In fact by asking the GPU (or CPU) to do a ton more computations to blend a semi-opaque dark rectangle on top of your screen, they spend more battery and should theoretically make the device hotter.

Also you device should not get hot from the screen being on. What is more likely, is that that the TimeTimer application is poorly written, and is somehow making superfluous computations which cause strain on the CPU or GPU which heat up.

There is no way a simple clock app should turn the phone hot, even if screen is on for hours. It's reasonable for a 3D game or watching a feature length movie, not a timer app that draws a colored circle and a dial.

edit: judging from screenshots in https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timetimer.android&hl=en this app is not native android. It has visual style from iPhone circa 2010. I would guess it's written by inexperienced programmers possibly in a really old third party framework which churns out 'cross platform' code which is really inefficient.

Don't sweat it, I didn't get into a good routine until I was 30. Here are 3 options that I've used:

[NOTE: no matter what method you use, you must address it once per day - make it a given part of your routine]

1) use plastic plates, forks, bowls, etc. Nobody will judge you. Spend your concentration where it matters if you can't otherwise bring yourself to do this tedious and unrewarding task.

2) throw on a podcast or audiobook to stimulate your mind and distract you from the tedium. maybe music or a movie in the background works for you - whatever, just keep your brain occupied and stimulated and it will be so much easier.

3) set a timer to motivate you (here's one i use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timetimer.android). Sometimes dishes will take me an hour to put away because I jump on my phone for a minute or wander off and half-start a load of laundry. The timer really helps keep me focused.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timetimer.android

Maybe this will work? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timetimer.android

I used physical versions of this clock with my students.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timetimer.android