Stop Wasting Time With ADHD
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Stop Wasting Time With ADHD

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Podcast

DESCRIPTION: Learn strategies to stop wasting time. RESOURCES: Blog: TRANSCRIPT: (00:00): Are you ready to stop wasting 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 essential work done in a way that works with the way your brain is wired. I’m Marla Cummins and I’m glad you’re joining me today on this journey to re-Imagining Productivity with ADHD, so you can get what is important to you done without trying to do it like everyone else. Once you’ve decided what’s essential to you and you have a task list that reflects this, it’s time to execute. And to do…

ADHD and Using the Urgent – Important Matrix
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ADHD and Using the Urgent – Important Matrix

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Blog

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 might not necessarily do what is most important. One way to turn this around is to use the Urgent – Important Matrix and ask yourself: And decide what to do each day. IMPORTANT AND URGENT – QUADRANT 1 If you have too much in Quadrant 1, you are putting too much on your plate, and you are likely also…

ADHD AND THE STEPS TO FOLLOWING THROUGH ON YOUR PRIORITIES
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ADHD and The Steps  to Following Through on Your Priorities

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Blog

Do you find it hard to decide what to do each day? Maybe you get overwhelmed trying to prioritize. So you’re never quite sure if you are doing what is most important to you.  No doubt, prioritizing is a challenge for ADHD adults. I know it can feel impossible sometimes. After all, everything seems important. And it all needs to be done right now if not yesterday. But since we all have a limited amount of time and can’t do everything, we have to prioritize. That is, we need to choose among many options of what to work on now. And we need to choose what to ignore, at least for the time being. We need to tell ourselves, I’m doing this and not that. …

ADHD Adults Who Want to Be Productive and Not Stressed Use These Calendar Tips
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ADHD Adults Who Want to Be Productive and Not Stressed Use These Calendar Tips

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Blog

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: (Originally published February 22, 2019, Updated July 28, 2022) The calendar is a critical tool for ADHD adults. But many are not using it as effectively as they could to ensure they are planning their time in alignment with their values and goals. Learn some tips on how you could use your calendar better. KEY TAKEAWAYS: And effectively constructed calendar can help you see whether you are spending your time doing what’s important to you. The calendar is also an important tool to help you remember where you need to be at a certain time, of course. It should be the heart landscape of your life and only include those things that you intend to do at a certain time and nothing else….

Time Management and ADHD
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ADHD Adults Need to Upgrade These 3 Skills to Manage Time Better

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Podcast

DESCRIPTION: Adults with ADHD who want to learn how to manage their time better need to upgrade their skills before they can effectively use any new tool or strategy. Here is how you can do that. KEY TAKEAWAYS: learn 2 strategies to address your challenges with ADHD time blindness learn 5 strategies to address your ADHD challenges with organizing your time understand the importance of being flexible with your time and learn 3 strategies to be able to do this Resources Article: The ADHD Adult’s Guide To The Weekly Review Book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown Estimating Time Table Activity Time Estimate Actual Time Feelings / Mood  Other Comments drive to work 20 min. 32 min rushed Left later than usual…

What ADHD Adults Need For Better Time Management
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What ADHD Adults Need For Better Time Management

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Blog

Do your days often seem like a struggle with time — feeling the stress of falling behind, wanting more hours in the day, experiencing the overwhelm of the minutes ticking by? Even on those days when you start with a plan. And then, when you don’t feel you accomplished enough, do you work long past the time you wanted to stop? And at the end of those long days you think to yourself, “If I only managed my time better, I wouldn’t feel like this and would get more done.” And then you may wonder, “Why can’t I get my stuff done just like everyone else.” Then this thinking might lead you into a shame spiral, further hindering your productivity. So, instead of doing your…

Time Management and ADHD
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How to Fix These 5 Common ADHD Time Management Mistakes

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Blog

I know you likely make some of the ADHD time management mistakes below. Do any of the following phrases sound like ones you’ve used recently If you find yourself uttering variations of the above on occasion, like many adults with ADHD, time can be an elusive concept for you. More often than not your orientation is in the here and now. That is, your tendency is to think of time as now and not now — sometime later. Why Time Can Feel Endless and How to Motivate Yourself to Start Now One of your challenges can be that time feels endless, like you have all the time in the world. And, as a result, you have a hard time working consistently on long term projects….

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Wonder How Your Procrastination is Related to Your ADHD?

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Blog

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. While I’m not much of a betting person, I can be confident of this because I hear concerns, such as the ones below, all the time: Sound familiar? If these statements ring true for you, I would also wager that in most instances you are also well aware of the stakes involved. And that probably makes your procrastination even more maddening for you… Good news. Even if you are a diehard procrastinator now, you can change this. Are you in? The first step is figuring out the reasons for your procrastination. Yes, I know this will not immediately solve your…

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3 Game Changing Routines For Adults With ADHD

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Blog

  When you follow the right routines and rituals you will be able to manage your ADHD with greater ease. True, creating routines is really hard for a lot of people, especially adults with ADHD. You know that firsthand, I bet. You also already know that getting enough sleep, eating the right foods and exercising regularly are keys to treating your ADHD. So, I won’t go over that territory in this article. But the three routines below are one that you might not have given serious consideration to, yet, as a means of managing your ADHD. But I hope you will consider adopting them. Because they might be game changers for you. Time to Think Creatively When you want to think at a high level…