Does morning planning seem like something that everyone else can do, but eludes you? Does your ADHD mind avoid planning or feel scattered when you try it? You really are not alone! When you arrive at the office, or wherever you begin your day, try Mindful Morning Planning Using STOP to see if you can develop the habit of morning planning. (Before you begin, make sure you have something in your space to remind you to STOP – a note to yourself, picture, notification, or reminde

For me, accountability means you do what you say you’re going to do on your own or you get help to do what you say you’re going to do, whether that is taking planned action toward a goal, following through on something you committed to, or turning an idea into an actionable task. Sounds easy, right? Well, not always… many people with ADHD struggle with accountability, and productivity in general. This is because accountability and productivity require organization, diligence,

Sometimes, when you ask your ADHD brain to start a task, your brain just says, “No way; that’s not happening.” It’s not you – you know you need to work on that task, you want to work on it, you wish you could get yourself to actually start – it’s your brain. Your brain is trying to tell you something about that task. Your brain might think that task is too complicated, too big, too boring, too scary. Whatever the reason your brain throws at you, you can try to override it wi

Where else does perfectionism get in the way? I like to do semi-regular one-question quizzes about common ADHD challenges. One quiz asked people how they conquer their perfectionism, or more specifically, the paralysis that overcomes them when their perfectionism stops them in their tracks. The results of the quiz were so interesting they led two a two-part article. Part I, Overcoming ADHD Perfectionism Paralysis Part I: Writing, explored the effects of perfectionism specific

Does perfectionism hold you back, too? As you may know, I like to do semi-regular one-question quizzes about how to handle a specific ADHD challenge. Recently, I posed the question, “What is your single favorite strategy for conquering perfectionism paralysis?” The results of the quiz weren’t like the results I normally receive, and they shed some important light on this very challenging issue. The Results When doing these quizzes, I usually receive a multitude of action-orie

Ever find yourself stuck? I do. Last month I found myself fighting the procrastination bug and struggling to get work done. I was at my desk looking at my Facebook feed when I noticed what I was doing – though I had a deadline to meet and a to-do list to follow, I was just wasting the time away mindlessly… avoiding what I had originally planned to do… unfocused and distracted. In essence, totally and completely unproductive. Sound familiar? I thought about it for a few minute