Tools and systems for planning ahead, setting priorities, and adapting your plans when life gets messy — ADHD-style.
DESCRIPTION: Here are ADHD friendly steps you can use to make decisions about how to use your time. KEY TAKEAWAYS: RESOURCES: Blog Post: TRANSCRIPT: (00:01): Are you using your time the way that is the most important to you? You’ve tuned into Scattered Focused, done Re-Imagining Productivity with ADHD, A podcast for ADHD, adults like…
Transcript (00:00): Find it hard to prioritize when everything seems important, but there’s only one of you and just not enough time. You’ve tuned into Scattered Focused, done Re-Imagining Productivity with ADHD, A podcast for ADHD adults like you who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to get your…
(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…
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…
Boundaries are rules you set to let others know what is okay and what is not okay for you based on your values and priorities. They protect your personal and mental space, including physical, sexual, intellectual or mental, emotional, material or financial, and time boundaries. For this post, I’ll focus on how to set boundaries…
(originally published March 11, 2018, updated March 10, 2023 ) What first comes to mind when you think of ADHD and mindfulness? Like many, you might first envision needing to sit still, meditating for long periods of time. And conclude that there’s no way you can do that. Maybe not. But mindfulness is so much more than…
You make lots of decisions every day. But, because you are on autopilot for at least half of each day, you may not even realize you are making decisions. You’re just acting out of habit. Also, one of your ADHD superpowers may be your ability to make decisions in emergencies. So, whether you are on…
(originally published July 10, 2016, updated April 4, 2022) While it may seem simple and straightforward, I know adopting a practice of weekly review and planning is hard for adults with ADHD. It is also hands down the one strategy many of my clients have said gave them the most benefit in terms of being…
(originally published Jun 23, 2017, updated December 2, 2020) Once you’ve decided what’s essential to you, and you have a task list that reflects this (per my previous post), it’s time to execute. And to do this you’ll need to use ADHD time management tactics to decide when to work on your various tasks. Because…
DESCRIPTION: Do you feel like you think too much? Could be. But, like many ADHD adults, you may also not do enough upfront thinking to be able to follow through on your goals. Ready to change that? KEY TAKEAWAYS: You may be investing too much time and energy in thinking. So that you don’t get…