Organizational skills and time management is great for ADHD, or just a skill in general if you’re not using a planner this will be a way to do it and create balance.

First, set aside time to plan everything out, plan out your week. Start with your morning routine, and nightly routine including your meals.

Once that is all scheduled for the week, schedule things that are fun or schedule free time. This allows time to do fun things on the weekend or have time in the evenings for a couple hours or however long you determine that you can have flexibility.

Starting with these things first is important.

Next, is when the to-do list comes in to play. Start with goals and break them into steps and estimate how much these steps will take. Timewise take those blocks of time and plug it in the remainder of your planner, so something that was overwhelming you can spread that over a week.

By having other things planned that are healthy and fun you’re not going to overwhelm yourself. The tasks become doable; it makes it so that you don’t burn out. It is important to make sure you have time that you can relax.

Make sure that you prioritize yourself first, you can’t skip out on sleep or meals. Those things have to be firm boundaries when organizing your time, otherwise you will burn out quick. Following this order will help you get through that to-do list and get through it without feeling overwhelmed.

This is a balanced way approach to having a planner and going through your to-do list to organizing your time. When you forget what needs to be done you look at your planner and follow the next task. There is no need to feel stressed out just do as you planned.

Once tasks are planned out things are more likely to get done. Task initiation will be more manageable because they have been broken up into steps. Taking these steps help with your routines, and your mental health. Free time and fun things are good for your physical and mental health which has to come first.