Helpful Habits to Organize ADHD people

psychmajortwenty2 · Aug 19, 2013, 05:48 PM

I haven't gotten the book yet, but I do plan to read "Driven to Distraction" and "Delivered from Distraction" that I have been recommended by my psychiatrist and several other people who know what ADHD is like.

However, I was wondering if there were any quick tips people could share that help them to stay organized and not forget about what they were doing while starting three other tasks at the same time while not finishing the first? (<I do this A LOT lol)

Any tips on developing discipline/good habits in yourself that improve your ADHD symptoms are very welcomed and anticipated!

Maus5321 · Aug 19, 2013, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by psychmajortwenty2

I haven't gotten the book yet, but I do plan to read "Driven to Distraction" and "Delivered from Distraction" that I have been recommended by my psychiatrist and several other people who know what ADHD is like.

However, I was wondering if there were any quick tips people could share that help them to stay organized and not forget about what they were doing while starting three other tasks at the same time while not finishing the first? (<I do this A LOT lol)

Any tips on developing discipline/good habits in yourself that improve your ADHD symptoms are very welcomed and anticipated!

I have and read both books by Dr. Hallowell and Dr. Rady you mentioned above. Also another good book to read to help in the organizing department is a book called 4 weeks to an organized life with adhd. I have read part of it and it has helped. So I would recommend giving it a look as well.

BrightNShiny · Aug 21, 2013, 11:56 AM

I haven't been formally diagnosed with ADHD, but based on what I've been reading, I suspect I will be. I have been using David Allen's Getting Things Done approach for productivity. As I learn more about ADHD, I realize that my following GTD is sort of a self-treatment that helps me cope. The things a like about it are that it's a flexible system and focuses on getting things off my mind and on to paper. There's much more to it than that, but these are the key things that make it work for me.