#adhd advice

You can tidy messily, you don't have to wait for the motivation to make something super perfect and organized.

Clothes everywhere? Put clean stuff away unfolded in the right draw and make a laundry pile in the corner of your room.

Tons of books everywhere? Shove them in a draw or make a little pile off to the side.

Messy desk? Just tidy away the big things and deal with the rest later.

This may be super dumb advice but for me once I stop worrying about having it all be super neat and perfect its waaaay easier to start cleaning.

Something I’ve found super helpful to initiate specific tasks, it’s easier to have an adjacent task that may be easier, higher priority, or more fun to.

Specifically for me, I load the dishwasher while I’m cooking or eating if I’m eating by myself.

Obviously don’t touch nasty dishes and then your food / cooking tools and don’t put your hands in your mouth, but if I’m cooking and have to wait 5 - 30 minutes for something to cook, I load the dishwasher and wash my hands between steps.

Or if I’m eating it’s usually something non crummy and able to be held with one hand, but if the plan was to clean the floor anyway then it doesn’t really matter.

It’s more about proximity and getting yourself up and to that place, as well as letting your adhd brain task jump productively.

Heck if you want to clean an area, put a snack in that room or an object you have to go get. Charge your phone in another room if you want to get up to do something later.

what are some strategies that you have that help you work productivity? how do you work with or against how your brain works?

for those of you who've tried medication, did you consider it helpful? what effect did it have on you?