Pro Tips for Outsmarting Your ADHD from Adults in the Know!
Bite your tongue when others are talking. Let them finish, and don't try to finish what they are saying because you think you know what's coming next.
Immediately put upcoming obligations on your phone calendar and set two reminder alerts; you will rarely miss anything or disappoint anyone due to forgetting.
Only start one thing at a time
Use maps wherever you go
Timers. I have a timer on my watch and set it any time I sit down, pick up my phone, or do anything where I may zone out. Setting a timer helps with time blindness.
Attempt fewer things
Have less stuff
Make a digital list of tasks based on the time they will take to complete so when I get an unexpected 5 min, 10 min, or an hour I spend less time deciding what will use my time most effectively.
Use the Pomodoro method--work for a set period, then take a set amount of break, then return to work.
Tape notes when you can't avoid seeing them--the bathroom faucet and the front door knob.
Set alarms
Use planners
Write down EVERYTHING! No matter how often you tell yourself that you will, you will not remember.
Time's how long regular tasks take you, so you know how long they genuinely take
Work with a therapist to undo the self-inflicted trauma from years of negative self-talk.
Clear (as in see-through) storage containers
Learn mindfulness
Work in bursts and then rest (physically or mentally) before doing the next thing.
Store important stuff where it makes sense to look for it. Never put essential things in random places.
The wallpaper on my phone lists my bills and when they're due. It's helped me prevent impulsive spending. When I have money, I want to spend it on something fun and forget how much money I need to save for upcoming bills.
Don't put it down, put it away (We all know that if we plan to 'do it later,' we won't, haha)
Be kind to yourself....and nap when required!