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You're not alone. I dropped out of university partly because I was making a Minecraft mod instead of studying. I knew study was important and I knew the tasks were interesting, I just couldn't stop.
Something that forces a pause (router schedule) can help initiate a task change, but that doesn't stop you thinking about what you were just doing. Sometimes you just don't have the executive function to be able to change task.
I never found a good solution until I had an effective medication.
I'm certainly not fixed now, but the same strategies are a little more effective since. Coffee (and other stimulants) can assist too, just don't rely on them as a miracle cure.
Can I ask what medications you take?
Ritalin long acting.
The default (short acting) Ritalin worked, but it was like a rollercoaster. When it worked, it was amazing. As it started to wear off a few hours later, I couldn't even get out of bed.
I was on the minimum dose. I tried cutting the pills in half and taking the second half later in the day, but that just gave me 2 cycles per day instead of 1.
The long acting is much milder, but the wearing off effect is also milder. I'm only 1 up from the minimum dose and I'm quite happy with it. I just can't schedule anything important between 4pm and 8pm.
I remember from the time when I have last taken medication, that the effects is usually starting when tacking the pill in the beggining of the day, and then wear down at the end. But my problem is my biggest problem a during the end of the day.