Realised today that "calendars/to-do-lists" used to be a really good thing in my life but that is no longer that case and I wonder if other ADHD brains have experienced this?

Pre-digital I always had lists of things that I needed to get done, and of course a fraction of things ever made it off the list BUT some things did and that was a win.

I feel now my to-do-list via calendar gets list inside tiny little boxes on a tiny little screen and I don't look at my calendar anyway it's rubbish. Thanks Google. I tried using a to-do-list in my note-taking system (UpNote) but again that is a deluge of information and I can barely focus attention on the most urgent note I'm working on and the to-do-list gets looked once every three months instead.

I am not doing any of this well, and that's making me unhappy.

Not saying it will cure my procrastination or lack of focus, but maybe someone else is doing this better and can share.

#ADHD

@ewen

I have gone back to writing things down in a physical diary. I am convinced that the act of writing things down actively helps me remember what I am doing.

@PetraPhoenix @ewen I use paper for certain things, with the Bullet Journal method. Digital is useful but easily distracting. On paper I put only key taks of the day. Not perfect but helps, and I get to choose what task to do next.
@everydayadhd @PetraPhoenix

I'll definitely end up back on paper. Need to work out how to keep some focus on long term tasks versus daily details.