{"id":3625,"date":"2019-04-27T08:38:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T14:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2019-05-14T15:27:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T21:27:47","slug":"why-you-must-be-organized-with-adhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2019\/04\/27\/why-you-must-be-organized-with-adhd\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you must be organized with ADHD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Being organized and having ADHD sometimes feels like oil and water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADHD is characterized by forgetfulness<\/a>, lack of focus<\/a>, impulsivity<\/a>, poor time management<\/a>, and poor prioritization. You won\u2019t find these under the dictionary definition for organized<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

But being organized is key for my having been able to manage my ADHD over the last 45 years<\/a> (well, okay, more like 25 years).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s my office. It\u2019s where I spend many hours each week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where are all the stacks of paper? Why isn\u2019t the floor cluttered? Where are all the dirty dishes and snack wrappers? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It doesn\u2019t look like a desk of an ADHD person, or what one might think is the desk of an ADHD person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a couple images of what my computer looks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n