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Part 2 – If You Want to Execute Better, Craft Your Tasks This Way

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Podcast

  DESCRIPTION: How you write your tasks on your list can help or hinder you when it’s time to execute. Here’s how you can craft each one to make follow through easier. KEY TAKEAWAYS: For better follow through: clearly define each task on your task list in actionable terms include as much information as possible with each task — email address, phone number, documents, etc. design and include accountability tasks to help you follow through when it’s time to execute. RESOURCES: Article: How to Form Accountability Partnerships for Adults with ADHD TRANSCRIPTION:  00:05 Are you confused sometimes when you look at the task on your tasks lists? You’ve tuned into Scattered, Focused Done –  Re-imagining Productivity with ADHD, a podcast for ADHD, adults like you…

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7 Techniques You Can Use To Make Starting Easier

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Podcast

  Description: You need to finish it. Whatever it is for you. But all you can think about is how long it’s going to take, how hard it’s going to be and that you’re not even sure where to begin. Next thing you know you’re doing something else, telling yourself “I’ll do it later…” Right, later. When you say this what you really mean is, “Not now.” And it gets deferred indefinitely. How are you ever going to start?! Transitions – starting, stopping, switching tasks – are difficult for ADHD adults. In this podcast episode I’ll focus on starting because, of course, you can’t finish what you don’t start. Key Takeaways: Getting started is often very hard for ADHD adults Urgency is often a key…

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Can ADHD Adults Be Productive When Everything Feels Urgent?

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Podcast

Description: Many ADHD adults rely on urgency to get stuff done. And, consequently, are often stressed. Use these tips, if you’re ready to change that. Key Takeaways: ADHD adults often rely on urgency as a primary means of motivation. Too much reliance an urgency to get started and follow through can be stressful. The key is to diversify your motivators. Doing more upfront thinking and organizing your environment can help reduce your reliance on urgency. Articles and Books: How ADHD Adults Do Better by Doing Less The ADHD Adult’s Guide to the Weekly Review 7 Steps ADHD Adults Use to Be Productive Every Day Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg Mckeown Transcription: 00:00: Is it even possible for ADHD adults to choose what…

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Does Your ADHD Brain Freeze When You Need to Generate Ideas?

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Blog

You need to come up with an idea on the spot.  Maybe somebody asks you a question in a meeting or you want to come up with an idea for a gift. But your ADHD brain freezes. The seconds tick by and you become more and more overwhelmed. You have nothing, nada, zilch. If you’re in a meeting, you may have this monologue running through your head: “I should be able to come up with something. This is embarrassing! They’re probably thinking I’m an idiot. Everyone else came up with an idea! Great all their eyes are on me. I can’t wait till this meeting is over! Can they just go on to the next person already!” But wait, you wonder, “Isn’t coming up with…

4 Delegation Strategies You Need to be Productive When You Have ADHD
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4 Delegation Strategies You Need to be Productive When You Have ADHD

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Blog

“How am I going to get all this work done?!” If you are reading this article, I’m sure that’s a question you often ask yourself. Yet, there is a better question you could be asking. And that is, “How is all the work I’m responsible for completing going to get done?”  Asking the question this way allows you to consider more options, including delegating, in thinking about how to close the loop on your work. Like many people, though, you may tend to only think of delegating as it relates to the workplace. That is, you think of people who manage other people having the authority and responsibility to delegate, right? And, if you manage other people, you may even want to upgrade your skills…

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Discover your why and follow through with greater ease

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Blog

Often well-known productivity methods assume everyone has the skills needed to use the strategies. For example, David Allen, creator of Getting Things Done, assumes you already know how to plan and get started. But, of course, that’s not necessarily true for adults with ADHD. And these assumptions result in a lot of frustration for ADHD adults who try to use systems like GTD “right out-of-the-box.” It’s not that GTD or other productivity systems are bad. There are a lot of good ones out there. It’s just that you might first have to hone your foundational skills before you can implement them effectively. So, if you are having trouble implementing a system, consider whether you have the necessary foundational skills. And then think about whether you…