She used to think I was lame, asking, “What am I, just another one of your clients?” until she realized that using my calendar got me where I needed to be (with her) when I was supposed to be there (Sunday afternoon) 100 percent of the time. I even schedule dates with my wife this way. To keep myself in line, I synchronize my electronic planner between my office computer system and my phone through Google Calendar, so it’s always in my pocket. Chop tasks down into doable steps, and schedule each into your list or calendar. If you think about how hard something is, you may give up.
Keeping complicated projects in step-by-step order. Careful scheduling makes you look like you have your stuff together.ĥ. People tend to judge one’s character by whether he follows through on obligations in a timely manner. Knowing where you’re supposed to be at a given moment, and allowing enough time to get there. Scheduling things is more fun than actually doing them, so people with ADHD plug in too many events or under-estimate how long a task will take to finish.Ĥ. Meeting multiple deadlines by accurately estimating and setting aside enough time to complete a task. Consider fun things like video games, Netflix, and Tumblr as you would a dessert, and consume them only after you’ve finished what needs to be done.ģ. Selecting needs over wants, especially with leisure time. It doesn’t help to get your science homework done three days early if you’re avoiding your history term paper.Ģ. Prioritizing what’s most important now over what’s less important and can wait.
They need to manage their schedules closely to improve punctuality, proficiency, and respectability and make them more desirable employees and/or dating partners.ġ. Time management for teens and young adults with ADHD is tough, but not impossible. These audible reminders are like an electronic buddy hollering at me to do the right thing at the right moment.
If I don’t put swimming on my daily schedule, something always pushes it aside. That’s not a reading assignment for Sunday school.
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