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 The only system of "to do" lists that ever half way worked for me was bullet journal style.

In a physical journal/notebook, under each day, write out each task, and tick them off as they get done.

Those they don't get done get moved to the next day IF they are still assessed as important.

Tick off and repeat.

Nothing I've tried as a phone/email/coordinating with calendar on phone has worked, I just don't check it enough, for some reason. Even though having multiple alarms before calendar events gets me to appointments on time.

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@caity

Yeah that's where I'm at. Need to get back to the paper and pen.