I hate knowing I have tons to do, yet blanking when I try to think of specific tasks. This feeling defined my mid-20s, just before I started learning about and treating my ADHD. I existed in a constant state of stress and anxiety, but I couldn’t articulate — even to myself — what exactly I needed to do. […]
Tag: GTD
Want to remember everything? Write it on the wall.
People with ADHD forget a lot — a lot of things, and very often. We frustrate ourselves. Even worse, we frustrate, hurt, and disappoint the people we love. ADHD is cruelly egalitarian, in that we forget our spouse’s birthday as easily as our dry cleaning. Even if we lived in total isolation, we’d still generate the same […]
Book review: Getting Things Done
When I first read David Allen‘s Getting Things Done, I was about to abandon the structure of my office job for the self-directed world of stay-at-home work and motherhood. I have Getting Things Done (GTD) to thank for every household and personal management success I’ve had since. Regardless of the level of external structure in your work and life, ADHD adults need an […]