u/Digital_Ninja23

Built a Notion template specifically for students with ADHD (or anyone who struggles with traditional planners).

The main feature: an assignment tracker that automatically calculates days until each deadline and colour-codes urgency:

🔴 Due very soon (2 days or less)

🟡 Due this week

🟢 Plenty of time

🚨 Overdue

No more manually checking dates. No more surprise deadlines.

Also includes:

- Brain Dump Inbox (capture thoughts instantly)

- Focus Session tracker (Pomodoro log)

- Mood & Energy Log (track medication, sleep, focus patterns)

- Student Budget tracker

Available on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/4507533235/adhd-student-notion-template

Happy to share how I built the urgency formula if anyone wants to DIY it!

Hey r/Notion!

I have ADHD and spent years trying every planner app out there. Nothing stuck. Too many steps, too much setup, too overwhelming to open on a bad brain day.

So I built my own system in Notion specifically around how my ADHD brain actually works — low friction, visual, and brutally simple to use!

Here's what's inside:

🧠 Brain Dump Inbox

One place to capture any thought the moment it appears. No categorising, no thinking. Just dump it and move on. Processed once a week so nothing gets lost.

📚 Assignment Tracker

This is the part I'm most proud of. A formula automatically calculates days until each deadline and colour-codes it: 🔴 Due very soon / 🟡 Due this week / 🟢 Plenty of time

No more being blindsided by a deadline I forgot about.

⏱️ Focus Sessions Log

Track Pomodoro sessions and rate focus quality — Locked in, Okay, or Distracted. Seeing the count grow actually keeps me going (dopamine loop is real).

😌 Mood & Energy Log

Log mood, energy, medication, and sleep daily. After 2-3 weeks you start seeing your own patterns — when you focus best, what drains you. Real insight.

💰 Student Budget

Simple expense tracker by category. Nothing overwhelming. Just enough to know where the money goes.

The whole thing took me a while to build and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Happy to answer any questions about how I set up the formulas!

I've listed it on Etsy if anyone wants a copy without building it from scratch, let me know

https://preview.redd.it/00rm36kxt02h1.jpg?width=1555&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b89793993075d5d9638e906a879fc105d2703b55

https://preview.redd.it/504ua3vyt02h1.jpg?width=1208&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f4d20c86aa26a3809703a02c56e342cc431ca5b

Would love any feedback from fellow Notion nerds 🙏https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/4507533235/adhd-student-notion-template