Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD, 3rd Edition: Tips and Tools to Help You Take Charge of Your Life and Get Organized

by Susan C. Pinsky

Outfitting the Office For a comfortable and efficient office space, you’ll need the following: A desk with at least one drawer for go-to small computer paraphernalia, stationery supplies, and any toiletries A comfortable adjustable rolling desk chair. A power strip and complete set of chargers. Bright lighting—both a desk lamp and an overhead bulb are desirable. A two-drawer file cabinet within arm’s reach of the desktop (the bottom drawer may just hold oversized or overstock office supplies) that can be drafted to support peripherals (printer). A cable organizer stuck to the side of the desk, so chargers are within easy reach. In your office supply drawer: A bin for earbuds, data sticks, and other small computer paraphernalia. Tape, stapler, paper clips, sticky notes, extra pens, and one iteration of any frequently used office supply. A small bin with whatever toiletries needed at the desk—perhaps a glasses cleaning cloth, lip balm, or lotion. Envelopes, stamps, and your checkbook—these can also go in a bin or on a shelf within easy reach. On your desktop or within reach: A computer and a printer on your adjacent file cabinet with varied colors of paper so not every print-out is white. Stacking trays for on-going projects. A pencil cup that holds retractable pens, a few pencils, scissors, a highlighter, and red and black felt-tip markers for creating files or drawing attention to items on your calendar. An active basket with active papers, a paper calendar if that is the ...