r/ADHDerTips

First post.

I've never been formally diagnosed. I STRUGGLE to keep things organized.

I function better in organized spaces but can't for the life of me figure out HOW TO. I buy the drawers, the storage, then get paralyzed and overwhelmed?

How do you manage this for your home?

I also have a slob of a partner who doesn't help matters and is continuing to pile things on around the house. This photo is just a vulnerable example.

How do you cope? Are you on meds that made it better both rx or supplements.

This is my rag bag, where rags who are allowed to do all cleaning duties live. I dont have to think about folding them, i dont have to think about what they are cleaning up and if im willing to use them for their intended purpose again, I don’t have to keep track of how many I have, if they are too gross to wash I can throw them away, BUT I don’t have the overuse/money issues of papertowels on my mind all the time. I do still occasionally use paper towels to mop up messes and little things. But im less concerned about my use.

I went on pinterest, found a crochet “plastic bag holder” pattern I liked. Bought a pack of 50, 100% cotton shop rags from harbor freight. Hung it VISIBLY in my kitchen. and made a cinch top, so all I have to do is stuff the rags in when they are clean.
This has genuinely lifted a cleaning weight off my shoulders and I love it.

I have a big problem taking notes while listening to lectures at the same time. My brain can't keep up and I struggle to take notes fast while listening to the lecture. How do you guys actually take notes in lectures?

Hey everyone!

I checked with the mods before posting this and they were kind enough to let me share it here.

I’m the solo founder of Questline.one. I built it around a problem I deal with constantly: having way too much in my head and not knowing what to tackle first.

You dump everything on your mind - work, errands, things you’ve been avoiding, random thoughts and Questline turns it into a prioritized plan with clear next steps. You can adjust as you go.

A surprising number of early users have told me they have ADHD and that this flow has helped them feel less overwhelmed, which is why I wanted to share it here and get your feedback.

I’d love to give 1 year of Questline Pro free to anyone in this community who wants to test it.

If you'd like to try it, comment "Questline" below and I'll get you set up. If you don't hear from me feel free to message me directly or reach out to support@questline.one

No pressure to give feedback, but good/bad/weird feedback is extremely welcome while I’m still building.

- Philip

The idea came from my own experience with ADHD and from getting frustrated with how most productivity apps work. You can sit down to do something, get distracted, open another tab, forget what you were doing, come back to the original task, get distracted again… and suddenly you’ve spent 45 minutes doing absolutely nothing you actually wanted to do.

So I’m trying something different with Ersa.

It lives quietly in your Mac’s menu bar and is designed to notice when you might be getting stuck or overwhelmed, things like constantly switching between tabs or getting caught in a loop — and gently check in with you in that moment.

You don't have to organise anything or keep track of anything.

You can type to Ersa or just talk to her, and she talks back.

It's very early, and I genuinely don't know yet whether I've got this right.

So I've opened the beta to a small group of people and I'd really love feedback from people who actually experience this day to day.

Especially:

• Does Ersa check in at the right time?
• Does her tone feel helpful or annoying?
• Does anything feel intrusive?
• Is there something you wish she'd notice?
• And honestly, does the whole idea actually make sense to you?

If you want to try it, here's the TestFlight link:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/7aA1UMPy

You'll need Apple's free TestFlight app first, then the link should take you through the installation.

I'm genuinely interested in the bad feedback. 😂 This is a beta, and I'd much rather know now if something feels annoying, pointless or creepy than after I've spent another six months building it.

spend twenty minutes enthusiastically conversing only to catch a subtle shift in their tone or body language, suddenly realizing: *"Ah. I am driving this whole interaction, and they are just being polite."*

Another Stupid Monday is a simple mental health app / idle game where the player gets one doable task a week.

The tasks are based on principles from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but I tried not to overwhelm the user with overcomplicated terms from psychology books. However, the app's mascot, Charles, gives a simple explanation for every task about why it can improve one's well-being. If users want to learn more, they can click on the task name to explore why the task is helpful.

There are 100 tasks in total.

What problems does it solve ?

1. A lot of mental health apps overwhelm their users with features and to-do lists.
That's why Another Stupid Monday focuses on only one thing a week. It gives users space to let the task and its benefits sink in instead of spamming them with more to-dos.

2. A lot of people don't know what actions to take to improve their mental health.
Another Stupid Monday doesn't rely on the user's skill level to structure their own habits and goals. It offers low-threshold guidance to explore different activities users might not be used to.

3. Mental health is still a black box for many people (Accessibility Problem).
With Another Stupid Monday, I did my best to avoid overly complicated terms from psychology and psychotherapy to make it more approachable. Additionally, the app design aims to attract people who wouldn't normally use mental health apps. I also implemented more than 60 locales because many regions around the world are extremely underrepresented when it comes to localized mental health apps. Lastly, the app doesn't use a subscription model, so users who might already be skeptical of mental health apps aren't scared off.

Apple App Store: Download
Google Play Store: Download

Personal note:

Another Stupid Monday is my first app :) Feel free to leave any feedback.