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if a task feels overwhelming, try turning it into 5-10 smaller tasks. Trying to write an essay? maybe think about it in terms of: Write outline, write opening paragraph, write details of main argument⌠etc.
Trying to clean your house? What exactly are you trying to do? Make the bed, fold the laundry, clean the toilet.
I get mental satisfaction from checking tasks off a to-do list and maybe you will too
Trying to clean your house? What exactly are you trying to do? Make the bed, fold the laundry, clean the toilet.
I get mental satisfaction from checking tasks off a to-do list and maybe you will too
Feb 25, 2024
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đbrain dumps are like to-do lists but for the adhd-er whoâs always got ten million things on their mind.
so i get a piece of paper, sticky note, or open up a new page in my notebook and spill out all the tasks that are weighing down my mind in that moment. everything from the tiny, mundane tasks to the big, twenty step projects.
this allows me to just get it out on paper and not have it torment me any longer, and youâll feel this weight off your shoulders once you see all your scary tasks written out. now thatâs the big brain dump part where you throw up everything in your mind without caring about priorities or importance.
now, get out a new sheet of paper, and start sorting out those tasks from most important/most urgent and least important/least urgent. you can number the tasks or sort them into boxes, whatever works with you visually.
your big scary projects will be at the top of the list, such as âupdate my resumeâ or âwrite essay due next week,â and your smaller tasks like âtake out the trashâ and âorganize bookshelfâ will be at the bottom. my adhd self would still be a bit intimidated by this, however, letâs do the small tasks first to get the momentum rolling! so iâll go to my kitchen and wrap up the jenga tower of trash, then neaten up a few books on my bookshelf. the aim is to *get it out of the way* and make progress over perfection!
ok i realize how LONG this is, but hopefully this method builds up momentum to get started on larger tasks and make you feel accomplished that you did something small, and that counts! :)
so i get a piece of paper, sticky note, or open up a new page in my notebook and spill out all the tasks that are weighing down my mind in that moment. everything from the tiny, mundane tasks to the big, twenty step projects.
this allows me to just get it out on paper and not have it torment me any longer, and youâll feel this weight off your shoulders once you see all your scary tasks written out. now thatâs the big brain dump part where you throw up everything in your mind without caring about priorities or importance.
now, get out a new sheet of paper, and start sorting out those tasks from most important/most urgent and least important/least urgent. you can number the tasks or sort them into boxes, whatever works with you visually.
your big scary projects will be at the top of the list, such as âupdate my resumeâ or âwrite essay due next week,â and your smaller tasks like âtake out the trashâ and âorganize bookshelfâ will be at the bottom. my adhd self would still be a bit intimidated by this, however, letâs do the small tasks first to get the momentum rolling! so iâll go to my kitchen and wrap up the jenga tower of trash, then neaten up a few books on my bookshelf. the aim is to *get it out of the way* and make progress over perfection!
ok i realize how LONG this is, but hopefully this method builds up momentum to get started on larger tasks and make you feel accomplished that you did something small, and that counts! :)
May 30, 2024
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âď¸I use a habit stacking app, Routinery, where I can break down a habit into as many small pieces and put a time stamp on them, but you donât have toâ writing out the whole process for a task really helps me. So if Iâm making lunch, the steps are: get ingredients out of fridge, slice bread, get a plate, assemble lunch, get a glass of water (include this in every task, it good for you), sit at the table, eat, take plate to dishwasher, close/clean ingredients and put away in fridge, wipe down counter.
This way, if I get exhausted halfway through, I know how many steps are left to do, and if theyâre small, itâs easier to see that Iâm almost finished.
Feb 13, 2024
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âfor example: take out trash, drink water, shower, brush teeth, text back dad
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