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ADHD Tools & Strategies | Blog

Here Is How to Use Checklists to Execute With Less Stress
ByMarla Cummins April 26, 2020June 26, 2025 ADHD Tools & Strategies, Blog

Probably one of the most underrated tools for ADHD adults are checklists. Think about how often, after making an error, you say to yourself, “I knew how to do that! I can’t believe I screwed up!” That is, in these instances, you don’t apply what you know when you needed to. A checklist might just be the antidote. Your ADHD challenges certainly contribute to not doing what you know. But the fact that there is just too much information exacerbates these challenges. As the author, Atwul Gawande notes in, The Checklist Manifesto – How To Get Things Right: …the volume and complexity of what we know has exceeded our individual ability to deliver its benefits correctly, safely, or reliably. Knowledge has both saved us and…

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ADHD Follow-Through | Podcast

Part 2 – If You Want to Execute Better, Craft Your Tasks This Way
ByMarla Cummins April 17, 2020February 21, 2024 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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ADHD in the Workplace | Blog

These 9 Tips Will Help You Be Productive Working at Home
ByMarla Cummins April 8, 2020June 26, 2025 ADHD in the Workplace, Blog

Are there special considerations for ADHD adults working at home? There’s no dearth of articles about working at home right now, for sure. And you can find some really good suggestions. At the same time, it’s helpful to recognize how your ADHD may impact your ability to work at home, especially under the current conditions. Because the suggestions you find may not entirely meet your needs, as they likely don’t consider your ADHD. An example of this can be seen in a quote by David Allen of Getting Things Done. When talking about GTD he claimed: “…everything I propose is easy to do. It involves no new skills at all. You already know how to focus, how to write things down, how to decide on outcomes and actions, and…

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ADHD Tools & Strategies | Podcast

Part 1 – How to Create a Task List That Works for You
ByMarla Cummins March 31, 2020February 21, 2024 ADHD Tools & Strategies, Podcast

Description: If you have everything and the kitchen sink on your task list, it’s probably not working for you. Here’s how ADHD adults create the right kind of task list. One that helps you do what is most important to you. Key Takeaways: A master task list is critical to be able to remember and do what is important to you. To create the right task list you need to decide what to do, delegate, defer or drop. Resources: Books: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg Mckeown The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes by William Ury Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity by Charles Duhigg Article: ADHD and Using the Urgent…

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ADHD Emotional Regulation | Blog

Boredom and ADHD: How to Get Motivated
ByMarla Cummins March 27, 2020June 26, 2025 ADHD Emotional Regulation, Blog

Do you know these 5 techniques ADHD adults use when bored? First, if you haven’t already, check out my last post The 3 Facts You Want to Know About ADHD and Boredom. In that article, I covered the reasons why ADHD adults may feel bored more often and more acutely than their neurotypical peers. All good information to help validate your experience. I bet, after reading that, you were really curious. Now you want to know what strategies you can use to persist in doing what’s most important to you. So you can avoid shutting down because you’re bored. Below are a few strategies you’ll want to manage your boredom and also follow through on your meaningful work. Read on to see what you might want…

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ADHD Emotional Regulation | Blog

Part 1: The 3 Facts You Want to Know About ADHD and Boredom
ByMarla Cummins March 19, 2020June 18, 2025 ADHD Emotional Regulation, Blog

If you’re an adult with ADHD, then it’s likely you’re all too familiar with the feeling of boredom. It’s that restless feeling, sometimes intense and almost painful when you just don’t feel engaged. And you need to find something interesting to do. Now! If you can find something meaningful to you to do in those moments, then you’re golden. But what if your boredom leads you to say something or act in a way you later regret? Maybe you make a joke that’s, well, funny to you, but… Then, again, you might start playing on your phone in the middle of a conversation. Other times your boredom may mean you don’t follow through on work that is truly important to you. Obviously, if you don’t…

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ADHD Follow-Through | Podcast

7 Techniques You Can Use To Make Starting Easier
ByMarla Cummins March 6, 2020February 21, 2024 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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ADHD Follow-Through | Podcast

Can ADHD Adults Be Productive When Everything Feels Urgent?
ByMarla Cummins February 28, 2020February 21, 2024 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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ADHD Symptoms & Diagnosis | Podcast

ADHD All Grown-Up — Answers to Your Questions
ByMarla Cummins February 17, 2020February 21, 2024 ADHD Symptoms & Diagnosis, Podcast

Description: In this inaugural episode I’ll clear up some of the misinformation you may have about adult ADHD, as I provide brief answers to a few of the most common questions. Key Takeaways: ADHD is a neurological condition, meaning you are wired differently. Symptoms are different among adults and throughout your life time. Getting an accurate diagnosis is important so you can get the right treatment. It’s not possible to first get ADHD as an adult. You can’t outgrow your ADHD. But you can learn how to manage the symptoms to minimize the level of impairment. As an adult you have agency to decide how to best treat your ADHD. Resources: What You Need to Know About the Causes, Symptoms & Diagnoses of ADHD Treatment…

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ADHD Follow-Through | Blog

Does Your ADHD Brain Freeze When You Need to Generate Ideas?
ByMarla Cummins February 17, 2020 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…

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