We live in a wonderful world of technology. Yes, it can be distracting for anyone, especially those of us with ADHD. But, if we can use technology as a tool, not a toy, it can help us manage our ADHD in ways that weren’t even dreamt of a generation ago.
If you a one of the cool kids, like me and have an android phone, ColorNote is the best app in the history of apps. If you are an iPhone person, it’s okay, nobody’s perfect. I suggest Microsoft To Do. It’s not perfect, but I meets the main criteria and will get the job done.
I suggest these apps because they can create a BATDL that is as close to a regular, paper and pencil list as possible, with three key advantages because they are digital. You can sort tasks up and down your list, without having to rewrite it. You can cross tasks off without having them disappear, as on my list apps, or become illegible, as on a paper list. Also, you can ‘batch’ delete all the crossed off tasks, in order to keep your BATDL nice and neat.
Resist the temptation to make it more complicated. No starts, color-coding, due dates, flags, sub lists, sub tasks, or daily lists. Just sort the more important and more urgent items to the top of the list, and it will never let you down.
This is a summary of the third chapter of my upcoming book: 10 Steps to a Badass To Do List: Task management for the ADHD brain. As always with my blog, I value content over perfection. I am not in the habit of editing much, if at all. I hope you enjoy the content. If any of my (hopefully minor) mistakes bother you… that’s on you. Maybe try meditating?