A while back a reader wrote to ask about screen time. “It’s very difficult,” they lamented, “to single-task when I’m at a computer.” No kidding. Since I do most of my work in front of a screen — and some of it even on that god-forsaken attention-stealer social media — I know this territory well. […]
Category: Task Management
Why tasks linger on your to-do list (and how to check them off)
I hate when I let a simple task languish on my to-do list for months, or even years. Yet I’ve done it more times than I can count. These tasks usually aren’t life-and-death important. Others might tell me not to worry about it. I think that’s why it bothers me so much. My failure to […]
How Gmail’s helpful features sabotage people with ADHD.
I have a passion for organizing and I swear by an empty email inbox. This might lead you to assume I love Gmail. It has a ton of great features to help us keep incoming messages under control. We have the Priority Inbox, the new(ish) snooze feature, and the categories to sort our inbox into […]