We're often stuck in the present, and have a hard time doing what will benefit us later.
). I had a client whose coworker noticed that if she asked him to do something, and he did it immediately, he would do a great job. If she said he could do it later, it probably wouldn’t get done. The task was easy, but time management was hard.. Those deficits explain why people with ADHD have the struggles they do. Our executive functions help us do what we know we should do. Individuals with ADHD are stuck in the present, and have a hard time doing what will benefit them later.
I have a client who has been a salesman for 20 years. He is great with his customers, but he has trouble taking notes while meeting with them, and is always late with his sales report. Yet the inability to do the sales report on the 31st doesn’t motivate him to take notes when the new month comes around.
Is it time to leave yet? But that’s OK, if you supplement internal abilities with external tools, beginning with plenty of clocks within easy eye-shot. Analog clocks are best because they make the passage of time more visible. Make it easy to see what time it is, and also make an intentional choice to look at those clocks and think about what time means —Success starts with awareness, but requires intention.
Scheduling tasks lets you see your day filling up, which can reduce over-commitment. Block out chunks of time for each task, rather than having a list of tasks to be completed. If circumstances change or something isn’t completed, no big deal — move it to somewhere else on your schedule. You will see the big picture: the time you have in the day and the tasks that are beginning to fill that time.I’m a believer in natural consequences, but they have their limits.
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