The first couple of days with my planner were wonderful: I kept track of things without missing a beat. The next week, I didn’t write down everything I needed to do. Then I lost the planner for a day. What did I do wrong?
Q: I had the best of intentions when I bought a planner. I am a 33-year-old woman with ADHD who can’t keep up with things — appointments, house chores, and so on. The first couple of days with my planner were wonderful: I kept track of things without missing a beat. The next week, I didn’t write down everything I needed to do. Then I lost the planner for a day. I became frustrated and angry. I thought a planner would solve my problems.
You’re smart to recognize that using a planner will help you keep up with things and solve many ADHD-related challenges. But as you suspect, there are common mistakes that get in the way of our making the best use of a planner. Here are the ones I see most often:out there. The Bullet Journal seems to be popular these days. Your mom may have great success with the little notebook she carries in her purse. Your colleague swears by Todoist.
A better approach is to block out adequate times for certain types of tasks — for instance, household chores from 1:00 to 2:30.At the other end of the spectrum are the people who take the Big 3 approach. Drawing from memory, they list three things on a Post-it that they need to get done that day. The problem is that there are many things that won’t fit on that Post-it. Chances are, they’ll remember them in the middle of doing something else, or forget them entirely.
Beth Main is a board-certified coach and Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people address the emotional aspects of adult ADHD by developing practical solutions. You can reach her at
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