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   Matthew Lyon (mattly@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 17-May-2026 12:55:32 JST Matthew Lyon

   I’ve forced myself to learn to cook over the past few years, something of a challenge for people with #adhd because, well, cooking required really good time management. I’ve been getting better

   Tonight I tackled my first pie, and from scratch; my kid of course wanted the one with a meringue topping (a S’mores pie recipe from America’s Test Kitchen), and it turned out well

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     г ⲉ τ e c Ⴙ (retech@corteximplant.com)'s status on Sunday, 17-May-2026 13:11:32 JST г ⲉ τ e c Ⴙ

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     @mattly You should have a look at Pavlova, if you tackled this that would be a snap for you.

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     josh susser (joshsusser@autistics.life)'s status on Monday, 18-May-2026 02:26:10 JST josh susser

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     @mattly That looks delicious. Can I offer some unsolicited advice? As someone who's been cooking with ADHD for over 50 years, I'll say that it does take a different approach for us. I'm all about mise en place, and managing my counter space so nothing is out of sight or order. I also write out cheat sheets on post-it notes, which is better than flipping pages in a cookbook or working an ipad with messy hands. And having an extra whisk or spatula in the drawer is a good trick to avoid having to stop and clean utensils in the middle of cooking flow.

     I'm a pretty good cook if I do say so myself, but I also take a lot of time in the kitchen. I was like that in chem lab too - good results, but I never finished during the lab period. So I like to leave myself time because it usually takes longer than expected.

     Cooking is an S-tier life skill. Definitely pays back the effort you put into it. And watching cooking shows is surprisingly helpful, especially the ones where they don't edit out the mistakes and flubs.