Today I’m sharing the nuts and bolts of a recent mini-project in my home office: I cleaned up my desk. My office wants a lot more help than this, but I tried to keep my blinders on. ADHDers like me need low-cost, high-impact projects — even if we think we should do more. Why? Because […]
Category: Minimalism
Taming distractions: my smartphone-free week
Smartphones are a double-edged sword for adults with ADHD. I have a love-hate relationship with mine. On one hand, it’s a Swiss Army knife of a device. It reminds me to take my meds. It puts my calendar in front of my face every time I unlock its screen. It condenses many tools — day […]
Unfortunately, every parenting win springs from impulse control.
An interaction I had with my three-year-old a couple months ago blew me away. I should’ve been delighted. Instead, I felt deeply sad. And I knew I couldn’t say a thing. We’d talked about his books before. He had too many to fit on his shelves. One day, he looked at me and said, “Mommy, […]