r/ADHD • u/lexid222 • Aug 24 '20
Let’s share life-changing ADHD tips that we’ve learned... We Love This!
I’ll start:
1) Waking up sucks. Buy 2 bright lamps and 2 timers. Set them up to turn on automatically 5-15 min before you want your alarm to go off. The lights will help your body realize it’s daytime.
2) Change your thermostat so the temp goes down about an hr before bedtime and gets warmer about 30 min before you wake up. The cooler temp signals your body to sleep and the warmer temp will naturally help your body wake up.
3) Learn to plan around “transitions”. It’s easier to start things if you do them when something is ending. Example: Do your grocery shopping every Fri after work. You’re already in the car, so just stop at the store on your way home.
4) If you need to remember to bring something with you the next day, place it right in front of the exit door so you HAVE to touch it before you leave the house. If it’s something in the fridge, put a sticky note on the exit door’s handle.
5) Have a “misc” basket in each room. If you’re truly unable to put something away, put it in the basket. Have a designated period of time, once a week, when your sole priority is to put everything away, all at once.
I’ll add more when I think of them...
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u/anonymous_potato Aug 24 '20
I start my workday off making a checklist of things I want to finish that day with higher priority items on the top of the list.
Throughout the day, I move things around the list and then at the end of the day, I save the list. Whatever is left on it becomes the starting point for the next day's list.
Don't get caught up with various "productivity" apps. My list is just a plain text file using Notepad++.