(originally published October 20, 2011, updated November 8, 2024) I know you’re reading this because you’re trying to find a way to do what’s important to you. And you know that if you could do tasks on autopilot, out of habit ,it would make it so much easier to tackle your important tasks. At the same time I bet you’re having a really hard time making this happen. Because of these challenges you might have… Continue reading…
Why ADHD Adults Have Trouble Starting Tasks
When it comes to completing tasks, starting tasks is one of the biggest challenges for ADHD adults. And sometimes once you get started, you might find it’s not that hard to continue working if you can just get started. But when starting is so daunting,you may often procrastinate. Also because you may be used to doing things at the last minute, you might believe that that’s how you operate best. It’s just become a habit…. Continue reading…
ADHD and Notetaking For Meetings
(originally published May 31,2012 updated September 5, 2024) Do you ever struggle to take notes in a meeting? Alternatively, do you take notes sometimes only to later look at them and wonder what they mean. You just can’t make sense of them. And you can’t remember what was said. Unless you take good notes that you can also decipher later, following up from meetings can be frustrating. It might be even embarrassing, if you need… Continue reading…
Overwhelmed by too Many Choices? Here are the Solutions for ADHD Adults
(originally published January 4, 2018, updated August 28, 2024)It can be overwhelming for Adults with ADHD to make decisions among many options. At the same time it may seem that having a lot of options is a good thing. At least according to our consumer culture. But this is not always the case when you take into account the energy and stress involved in choosing between so many options The quote below from a current… Continue reading…
ADHD and Using the Urgent – Important Matrix
(originally published February 23, 2014, updated July 24, 2024) You might find it hard to decide what to do each day, wondering where to direct your time and energy. Then you get overwhelmed and confused trying to decide what to do on your runway, GTD lingo for all of your discrete tasks(emails, phone calls, next actions on your projects, etc.) Then you might end up doing what feels the most urgent or interesting. Yet you… Continue reading…
The 5 Steps to Create Motivation When You Have ADHD
I bet you said to yourself more often than you can count “I know what I need to do, I just need to do it!” and you’re probably frustrated that you have to wait until it feels urgent before you get into action. After all it seems as though everyone else around you can get their stuff done easily right? You might even tell yourself, I should just do it! But trying to force yourself… Continue reading…
How to Let Go of Perfectionism When You Have ADHD
In the previous post, I wrote about what it means to be a perfectionist and how it can affect you. If you haven’t yet read that post, go ahead and check it out. Then if you decide you’re a perfectionist or just curious about perfectionism Read on to learn what you can do to change it. Ready? Weighing the Costs and Benefits When thinking about the cost and benefits of being a perfectionist you may… Continue reading…
The Cost of Perfectionism When You Have ADHD
A perfectionist is someone who is unyielding in their pursuit of unrealistically high standards. So, you may wonder what is an unrealistically high standard. Good question. Whether a standard is unrealistically high depends on your capacity and the context. Here are a couple of examples. You might think it doesn’t make sense to strive for such unrealistic goals. However, a perfectionist does not think the goals are unrealistic. ADHD and Perfectionism If you are… Continue reading…
8 Ways To Stop Procrastination With ADHD
In the last post, I shared with you the reasons you may procrastinate. If you haven’t read that one, go ahead and read that and then come back here. Because it’s helpful to know the reasons for your procrastination to craft the right workarounds. Because I know that’s what you want to do, right? You want to figure out how you can stop procrastinating. And by now you’ve probably tried several ways to stop procrastinating…. Continue reading…
Why ADHD Adults Procrastinate
I know you want to stop procrastinating. If you are like most adults with ADHD, I bet procrastination ranks right up there in the top 3 behaviors you would like to change. I am guessing you have tried many different techniques to do so. But you have not had enough success, yet. You may even have gotten to the point where you often voicing concerns such as You might even think the solution is to… Continue reading…
