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Memory issues and attention issues: Managing ADD and GAD
Aging Well | Last Active: Jul 16 6:00am | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
"Only handle it once" is a paperwork management rule. If at all possible, open it, read it, act on it and file it. Don't set it aside or stack it.
Now I try to do the same in my daily life. Complete one task at a time. Pick it up, put it away.
When you place something, take a moment to look at it and say "Here is the little screwdriver in the top drawer (or whatever it is)."
I feel a bit of gratitude when I finish little tasks. It feels good.
I'm trying to avoid "memory clutter," and it seems to help.
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Hi Ed - I am getting better at only handling once, paperwork is a snap, but my art projects often need time to dry or I need to walk away and come back. Unfortunately, a lot of times the "come back" gets delayed - for example, I walked away from an unfinished watercolor 11 days ago, and the clutter is all still on my sunporch.
On the other hand, everything from a weeklong camping trip with our grands has been washed, dried, folded and put back, and all consumables in the camper are replenished. And all the "leftovers" in the laundry room/pantry have been stowed where they belong.
We have been teaching the grands the joy of putting things away so they can find them next time (and so I don't step on Legos, markers or Hot Wheels) Three of them are putting away their toys from a morning of play here so they can move on to another house with more cousins, a splash pad and water guns. They are really happy when they return and all their stuff is where they expect it to be.