Reddit reviews Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program, Client Workbook (Treatments That Work)
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Dude. I just saw your post on my phone and ran to my computer just to reply. You know that Star Trek scene when Chekov ran to the transporter? That was me, trying to help.
And because this is r/ADHD, here is the TL;DR:
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Listen, there is this book that was recommended in /r/ADHD called Mastering Your Adult ADHD. I cannot recommend this book enough. It's a workbook that you're supposed to go through with a therapist that introduces a series of organization skills to compensate for ADHD symptoms.
You see what I'm getting at? It's a book of exactly what you're looking for. Personally, the instructions in the book were sometimes so easy and stupid that they made me scoff, but in the end they had helped me tremendously.
Buy the client book only. You will not need the therapist guide. I know because I bought both. It's just mostly the same stuff but with details of how to coach patient to stay on track.
Now, about your to-do list and calendar.
I used to do notepads and wall calendars too, but with a cross-platform to-do list app, you can bring your list everywhere you go.
TODOIST premium costs $2.5 USD per month. You certainly should just use the free version if it suits you. At premium, it comes with full features including build-in reminders, prioritization, categories, projects, comments, and other stuff I don't use and am not familiar with. Who cares? It's not like they pay me or something.
How do you stick to the list? That was my problem. The key, to me, is (1) to have constant access to the list and (2) look at the list every morning before I leave my bedroom and everytime I look at my phone. I have the app installed on my phone, on my work phone, and in my laptop as an app. Also, it is my front page in Chrome. On my phone, I use a full screen widget so the list is just a swipe away. That's the thing with cross-platform apps. You can't forget about your list even if you try.
That, combined with Google Calendar, allows me to tackle my life in a structured way.
Lastly, how do you prioritize your tasks? There's the Eisenhower Matrix. It's just a categorization of your tasks and there are a lot of websites talking about this and I liked the one I posted above and they're not trying to sell you anything. Read it. Seriously.
I hope this post may end up be useful to someone.
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This is what I’ve been using at least.
This is where I am at currently. I have yet to try non-stimulant medications but I bought cognitive behavioural therapy books for ADHD off Amazon and it's making things easier.
I understand ADHD so much more now but more importantly I have weapons to combat my issues.
The therapy book I have recently completed is : https://www.amazon.ca/Mastering-Your-Adult-ADHD-Cognitive-Behavioral/dp/019023556X/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1518641632&sr=8-15&keywords=ADHD+therapy+book