'These strategies sound like they should help, but end up posing yet another challenge for adults with ADHD. Here are five best-selling productivity strategies that I advise my clients to avoid.'
Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
recommends tackling your hardest task first thing in the morning so that everything afterward feels easy. This theory doesn’t account for our varying degrees of focus and physical or mental energy throughout the day. If you aren’t a morning person, this strategy is going to feel very overwhelming.is the period of the day when you’re at peak mental ability and should tackle tasks that require more focus.
The “pickle jar” strategy assumes that doing more is always equal to success, and that is not true. You’ll always feel behind if you hold yourself to this kind of impossible standard. Doing more won’t make you thrive; doing the right thing will.Keeping a to-do list isn’t always the most productive time-management system. To-do lists can quickly become overwhelmingly long, making it more difficult to prioritize important tasks. Plus, all tasks are not created equal.
Instead of keeping a to-do list, plan by project. Ask yourself: What are the projects I really need completed now? Then narrow down that project list to no more than seven, including any that are lingering unfinished. Once a week, look at your projects and ask yourself, “What do I need to do this week that would make that project progress?”Time management is a misnomer because time is not under your control. Time is a fluid thing. You can’t accumulate it or bottle it. When it’s gone, it’s gone.
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