More seriously, ADHD, among others, is a working memory disorder. A way to cover this is to use "prosthetics" for it, such as a notepad that you always carry with you. If this affects you strongly, train your muscle memory to use it to note down what you were planning to do and to refer to it when you forgot.
In PC-speak, ADHDers have traded RAM for more CPU.
How does writing things down help when I don't remember to read them back...?
The idea is that you can regularly check the notebook. If that doesn't work for you, then an app with a notification might be a better match
That's not what it feels like for me. I grew up basically getting the "what's wrong with you? Just focus" treatment, so I always default to saying to myself "no, no, it'll be okay, I'll just try really super duper hard; I'm sure it'll work this time."
I don’t need a notepad cause it’s ONLY 1 thing I need to remember. That is, till the next thing 5 minutes from now…
This app has been a lifesaver for me. It's still taken time convince myself to use the damn thing, but the snoozable pop up in your face reminders has helped a ton!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=alarm.clock.calendar.reminder
Love that pc analogy! 🤣
I rely on paper: a planner for 'do thing when' and a bullet-journaly information book. I know a lot of people like phone for this, but once I unlock the phone ... I'm on lemmy. I prefer much more immediate and focused tools for myself
