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[-] themelm@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

OK, but I'm ADHD as fuck and keeping a journal/lists of what I want to do and need to get done and what I did do that day has really helped me out a lot in the last few years.

I use something like the Bullet journal method she talks about here. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jkZEEQG6IVE

Modified for how much of a slacker I am at filling it out. Because this way its an organization structure but its a voluntary one that I made and can change myself which I find to be a big thing. Because I need some kind of structure and organization but if its forced externally or I can't change it to suit my current needs than I will just rebel against it and hate it.

And no I don't manage to fill it out every day but I don't pre fill the days so there isn this big chunk of blank spaces waiting to accuse me of not using the journal as often as I should. If I skip a week I just start on the next page anyways. The big thing was its a system to organize the lists otherwise you just end up with a doom pile of lists you made. Some of which might be really important.

[-] reedbend@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago

The reason bullet journaling can work so well for ADHD/ExecDys types who take to it, is because bullet journaling is a structure of interlocking habits with an element of ritual to it, while "remember to look at the important list crumpled in my back pocket" is not.

[-] themelm@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Totally, I just wanted to make sure people aren't discounting all journalling because of a therapist suggesting it in a shitty way.

[-] Skydancer@pawb.social 3 points 11 months ago

Absolutely. Bullet journal changes my life during the periods I'm able to keep up the habit.

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