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“Hack # 137: Break the Day into Thirds
Another simple way to organize the day is to break it into thirds. Do three things in the morning, three in the afternoon, and three in the evening.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
Another simple way to organize the day is to break it into thirds. Do three things in the morning, three in the afternoon, and three in the evening.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 137: Break the Day into Thirds”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“- Listen to an audiobook or podcast while doing housework.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 103: Pair the Habit with Something Enjoyable”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Do you wind down in the evenings, or do you scroll endlessly on your phone until you’re exhausted?”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 80: Useful Apps and Online Tools for Organization”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 76: Use a Decluttering Checklist”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 74: Create a ‘Catch-All’ Drawer”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 73: Create a Drop Zone for Your Kitchen Table
If your kitchen table is a dumping ground for random clutter, your brain is using it as an unintentional ‘drop zone.’ Instead of fighting it, work with it by creating an intentional spot nearby – a basket, tray, or bin labeled ‘Drop Stuff Here’. Place it on a side counter, shelf, or even a chair.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
If your kitchen table is a dumping ground for random clutter, your brain is using it as an unintentional ‘drop zone.’ Instead of fighting it, work with it by creating an intentional spot nearby – a basket, tray, or bin labeled ‘Drop Stuff Here’. Place it on a side counter, shelf, or even a chair.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Try organizing things visibly, and avoid stuffing everything into drawers or opaque boxes where they’ll disappear into the void.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 62: Organize for Object Permanence”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 59: Leave Each Space Looking Better”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“It’s all about making it a habit to never leave a room empty-handed.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Instead of setting something down and promising yourself you’ll tidy it later, tell yourself to put it away right now. This helps you stay organized by making tidying a constant, small habit instead of a bigger chore later on.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 56: The ‘Don’t Put it Down, Put it Away’ Rule”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 54: Creating a Color-Coded Filing System
ADHDers often have trouble with filing because they create too many categories, which gets confusing.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
ADHDers often have trouble with filing because they create too many categories, which gets confusing.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 46: Organizing Work Tasks with GTD”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 45: How to Use GTD for Decluttering”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 44: The Get Things Done Method The Get Things Done (GTD) method was created by David Allen, in his book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. It helps reduce overwhelm by turning your tasks and ideas into a clear, manageable system. It’s built around five simple steps:
1. Capture – Write down everything on your mind: tasks, ideas, reminders.
2. Clarify – Is it actionable? If yes, define the next step.
3. Organize – Sort into categories like projects, errands, or things to delegate.
4. Reflect – Review regularly to stay on track.
5. Engage – Take action based on priority and context.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
1. Capture – Write down everything on your mind: tasks, ideas, reminders.
2. Clarify – Is it actionable? If yes, define the next step.
3. Organize – Sort into categories like projects, errands, or things to delegate.
4. Reflect – Review regularly to stay on track.
5. Engage – Take action based on priority and context.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“It also means that the traditional to-do list doesn’t help, and often leads to overwhelm.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 27: Beat the Timer
Set a timer for 20 minutes and try to focus on speeding through the task with no distractions before the 20 minutes is up.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
Set a timer for 20 minutes and try to focus on speeding through the task with no distractions before the 20 minutes is up.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 24: Create Default Choices
Having a few go-to default choices can help eliminate analysis paralysis by reducing the mental effort needed to make decisions.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
Having a few go-to default choices can help eliminate analysis paralysis by reducing the mental effort needed to make decisions.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 19: Keep Cleaning Supplies Ready in Each Room
One of the best ways to reduce friction when you want to clean the house is to prepare your cleaning tools ahead of time so that they are easily at hand in each room. It makes the process so much smoother.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
One of the best ways to reduce friction when you want to clean the house is to prepare your cleaning tools ahead of time so that they are easily at hand in each room. It makes the process so much smoother.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“That’s where reducing friction comes in. It means removing anything that makes starting more difficult, like hard-to-find cleaning supplies, muddled-up documents, or misplaced keys. Even small barriers can cause big delays when you have ADHD. Planning ahead and setting things up in advance helps Future You take action with less stress.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 18: Reduce Friction
Getting started can be tough – especially when a task feels like it takes too much effort. The more effort required, the more willpower you need, and that’s a limited commodity with ADHD.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
Getting started can be tough – especially when a task feels like it takes too much effort. The more effort required, the more willpower you need, and that’s a limited commodity with ADHD.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 17: Find the Smallest Possible Version of a Task
James Clear’s best-selling book Atomic Habits focuses on the idea that small, consistent changes in behavior can lead to big results over time. Instead of trying to make drastic changes all at once, Clear suggests focusing on tiny habits that are easy to do and build on each other.
You can use the same idea to start tasks – by shrinking them down to the tiniest possible step.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
James Clear’s best-selling book Atomic Habits focuses on the idea that small, consistent changes in behavior can lead to big results over time. Instead of trying to make drastic changes all at once, Clear suggests focusing on tiny habits that are easy to do and build on each other.
You can use the same idea to start tasks – by shrinking them down to the tiniest possible step.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
“Hack # 15: Eliminate the ‘Should’ and Focus on the ‘Want’
For many people with ADHD, the word ‘should’ is a real motivation killer. Try reframing the task by focusing on why you want to do it. Even a tiny reason can help.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
For many people with ADHD, the word ‘should’ is a real motivation killer. Try reframing the task by focusing on why you want to do it. Even a tiny reason can help.”
― 365 Executive Functioning Hacks for Adult ADHD: Simple Strategies to Supercharge Productivity, Improve Time Management and Boost Focus, Making Life Less ... Time
