ADHD

[bcmyers2112]

Thanks for you answer! They can sure be wrong, I have met several that I thought should work with something else Yeah I guess the psychologist recommend that because it is so simple, and I guess it is a much better method than to have the total unorganized chaos (that I have had) that many with ADHD struggle with.

I also have decided to go all in, finally. What i struggle with is of course procrastination, actually doing the stuff, but finally I have started to do the weekly reviews.

Curious to know what you mean by "card-carrying"? Do you write next actions on index cards or is your whole system paper-based?

No, that's an idiom we have in the U.S. that means I definitely fall into a certain category. Think of "card carrying" like me having an ID card that says, "Yes, I'm definitely ADHD." In this case I consider myself to be "card carrying" because I have a medical diagnosis rather than a self-diagnosis.

The idiom can apply to a lot of things. If I say I'm a "card-carrying comic-book fan" it simply means that I am definitely a comic-book lover (which I am).

Do you have the second edition of Getting Things Done? It was revised to include more examples of how to apply GTD in your personal life. I don't know if that would help with the cultural barriers, but at least it does a better job showing how GTD can be applied holistically.

 

[johanbertil]

Ok, thanks for the explanation.

I actually have the second version, on my iPad and in english. I didn't want to buy the second version in swedish since I don't trust the translation. I will sure give the original another try..

 

[bcmyers2112]

Ok, thanks for the explanation.

I actually have the second version, on my iPad and in english. I didn't want to buy the second version in swedish since I don't trust the translation. I will sure give the original another try..

It's possible the Swedish translation was written to be more culturally accessible. I wouldn't know. I am unfortunately limited to knowing one language.

It sounds like you've gone through the 10 moves in the workbook. Is that correct? If not, I'd recommend it. Everything about GTD became a lot more clear for me after doing that.

 

[johanbertil]

It's possible the Swedish translation was written to be more culturally accessible. I wouldn't know. I am unfortunately limited to knowing one language.

It sounds like you've gone through the 10 moves in the workbook. Is that correct? If not, I'd recommend it. Everything about GTD became a lot more clear for me after doing that.

I remember I did some of the steps and skipped some, since some were already familiar to me. Maybe I should have worked it through more I will revisit it before the "real" book.

 

[gtdstudente]

Thanks for you answer! They can sure be wrong, I have met several that I thought should work with something else Yeah I guess the psychologist recommend that because it is so simple, and I guess it is a much better method than to have the total unorganized chaos (that I have had) that many with ADHD struggle with. The ADHD book that I read, that the medical care here recommends to every one, also recommends some kind of "capturing", namely a notebook that you later use to put your actionable items on the ABC-list. But it's far from a complete inventory of course, and does not include any review or processing of the "in"

I also have decided to go all in, finally. What i struggle with is of course procrastination, actually doing the stuff, but finally I have started to do the weekly reviews.

Curious to know what you mean by "card-carrying"? Do you write next actions on index cards or is your whole system paper-based?

@johanbertil

"I have also read that some people recommend the GTD for teens book, even for adults. Maybe that is a good idea for people with ADHD?"

Absolutely

GTD for Teens is so accessible it could also be accurately and appropriately titled as: "GTD Implementation Manual for Everyone" ?

As you see GTD fit. . . .

 

[bcmyers2112]

I remember I did some of the steps and skipped some, since some were already familiar to me. Maybe I should have worked it through more I will revisit it before the "real" book.

I can't tell you what you "should" do. I can only tell you that I followed the book to the letter, as though I were entirely new to GTD. I found that approach to be extremely helpful.