Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD, 2nd Edition-Revised and Updated: Tips and Tools to Help You Take Charge of Your Life and Get Organized

by Susan C. Pinsky

Remember this: Just because something is “organized” doesn’t mean that it is efficient. Let me give an outrageous example: I could organize your shoes by putting all of your left shoes in the attic and all of your right shoes in the basement. Hey, it’s organized. But it is neither efficient nor convenient; it just requires too much effort to retrieve and, even worse, to put away your shoes.

Items that are targeted for charitable donation but are left to linger on the shelf until you have time to plan a trip to the charity drop-off will be forgotten, and so will forever clutter your closets.

Are open hooks as attractive as hangers? No, but they are a breeze to install and quick and easy to use, and a hoodie on a hook is more attractive then a hoodie on the floor.

But don’t forget to also turn a critical eye on all those beauty products and accompanying routines. Do you really need a 45-minute makeover every morning? Have the marketers convinced you that you have to smell like tropical fruit, sport the skin of a newborn, and model the hairstyle of a Louis XIV courtesan before venturing from the house? Maybe all of that was necessary back in the day, but in the modern age, almost anyone can walk from the house “au naturel” without sending small children screaming or turning strangers to stone. In fact, men do it all the time.