I Stopped trying to maintain a todo system and started keeping breadcrumbs instead
ADHD brain tax is real. For years i thought my problem was that i just hadnt found the right todo app yet, so i kept switching systems.
Notion lasted maybe a week. todoist was fine until i had to actually keep it updated.
The annoying part is that the list itself becomes another thing to maintain. if im already scattered, im not going to pause and carefully write things down. the real cost for me is before meetings. i know im supposed to have context, but my brain is still on the last task and i blank on what this call is really about.
The thing that has helped more lately is thinking less in terms of planning and more in terms of breadcrumbs.
I dont need a perfect list of what i should do today. i need a quick reminder before a meeting, what this thread is about, what changed since last time, and the 1 or 2 points i cant forget to bring up.
This has worked better for me than another todo setup i stop maintaining after three days.