As you know, if you have followed my writing, I write a lot about productivity for adults with ADHD — how to get your important stuff done. And, judging from the responses I’ve received over the years, I know you really want and need this information. But ADHD adults also need to have fun! Sure, we all need to be productive, check tasks off our list. However, it shouldn’t be an end in itself…. Continue reading…
6 Ways To Reduce Overwhelm By Adding Buffer Time To Your Day
For Adults with ADHD it can feel like many days consist of putting out one fire after the next. If this is true for you, maybe you have been operating this way for a long time. So, you don’t know there is another way. But there is a way to reduce your ADHD stress. A key strategy is implementing more buffers in your day — time you need to slow down, think, center… Continue reading…
How ADHD Adults Decide What Is Essential
If you are like many Adults with ADHD, you probably like to dabble in a lot of different activities. It’s fun, stimulating and keeps you busy… And the thought of just focusing on a few areas might elicit, “What?! I could never do that. I need to keep busy. I would get sooo bored…” Don’t worry. I am not going to ask you to give up all your interests. That is just… Continue reading…
How to Form Accountability Partnerships for Adults with ADHD
I was talking to a prospective client a while back who told me she had a wonderful Action Partner with whom she checks in with every day. They share: what they intend to do that day. what they accomplished the previous day. You may have also heard the terms Body Double or Accountability Partner to describe a similar type of relationship. And, while you may not use these terms, you might already have a… Continue reading…
ADHD and How to Use the Right Tools for a Super Human Memory
As an adult with ADHD you likely experience some sort of short and long term memory challenges. So, you may find yourself at times saying: “I forgot I had that appointment.” “Hmm, I know I saw that article… someplace.” “I think I wrote that on my to do list…. somewhere.” “I can send you that document when I get back to my office computer later today.” Your brain is great for thinking and creating…. Continue reading…
Want To Become The Best Version of Yourself, Too?
What do you think of when trying to manage your ADHD? When starting down the path of managing their ADHD many adults, at least in the beginning, may assume they are broken. If this is the case for you, you may focus your time and energy on trying to fix yourself. Because that is what you do when something is broken. You fix it, right? But what if you decided you were not broken? What… Continue reading…
Tips to Help ADHD Adults Choose the Right Task Manager
In the previous post, Why Adults With ADHD Need A Task Manager, I shared with you the importance of a to-do list for ADHD adults. In this post I want to help you decide what kind of container might work best for you. My hope is that, at the very least, this provides you with food for thought. Because, while you absolutely need a container for your tasks, it does not matter what kind… Continue reading…
ADHD and 20 Ways to Remember What You Want
For adults with ADHD not being able to remember your intentions is what can sometimes get in the way of following through. I know from plenty of personal experience with forgetting everything from the mundane to the important it can be really frustrating. But, rather than berate yourself because you think you should have a better memory, you can adopt workarounds to help you remember what you need and minimize your frustration. Below I’ve… Continue reading…
Adult ADHD Product Review – ADD CrusherTM
If you compare how Alan Brown of ADD Crusher™ and I provide information about ADHD, you will notice immediately that he and I definitely “roll” differently. And this is a great thing for the ADHD community that we both strive to support. Because, while ADHD is the common denominator, we all have different preferences when it comes to taking in and using information to make changes in our lives. That is why it… Continue reading…
Getting Strategies and Tools To Work With Your ADHD
Recently I was talking with a group of adults with ADHD. One person mentioned that when she is having challenges related to her ADHD she will take a step back before considering solutions, and remind herself, “It is my brain wiring.” This helps take her out of the realm of shame and blame. But, if you are like many adults with ADHD, you may try to address your challenges without first considering what… Continue reading…