Learn more about having an ADHD Friendly Homes: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fp-O2bmRgrnXqtI.html

Hey dude it was really refreshing hearing legitimate tips. A lot of the “ADHD tips” are made by people who obviously don’t understand what it’s like living with it, or they suggest over the top solutions. Yours are a perfect middle ground of reasonable and effective

@ADHDLifeNow

7 ай бұрын

That’s great that the tips helped! Thank you for the feedback. Thank you for watching.

One mindset that has helped my brain with perfectionism is "Perfect is the enemy of the good" -Voltaire

@ADHDLifeNow

10 ай бұрын

That’s definitely a good quote to think about how to avoid perfectionism :)

@tunnel.vision.x

9 ай бұрын

I LOVE this quote. Thank you!!!

@HTNPSullivan

8 ай бұрын

Also, sometimes "good enough" is good enough. Not everything has to look like Pinterest.

The "I don't know box" has been a game changer for me! When I have something that I don't have a home for, or not sure what to do with it I put it in the box, that way I don't accidentally start putting random things everywhere then in no time my room is a mess and disorganized! Instead I just put it in the box then my room is always clean and then once a week or once a month I'll dedicate some time to go through the box

@ADHDLifeNow

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely a good thing to have a place/box like that. Anything that helps with organization and reminds you to declutter is a win! Awesome that you have found something that’s a game changer. That’s the best feeling for sure.

@runningriot7963

10 ай бұрын

@@ADHDLifeNow I love your positivity!

@fallenfairyfaye

9 ай бұрын

I feel like this kind of thing becomes a doom box...then they don't get gone through

@ADHDLifeNow

9 ай бұрын

@@fallenfairyfaye I think that would happen if you put the box somewhere you don’t see it. I would suggest putting it somewhere that it’s easy to see and that you pass by it. Maybe you put it somewhere that you’re guaranteed to pass every day. I think being able to see it all of the time would be a reminder to clean it out. You could also get a specific color container that you can’t help but notice. That makes it easy to see too.

@runningriot7963

9 ай бұрын

@@fallenfairyfaye right that's possible, You just got to be diligent about setting a time to go through it before it gets out of hand. Also this is only for the things that don't currently have a home.

LOL I guess the laundry chair is universal

@ADHDLifeNow

4 ай бұрын

LOL, Yes it is!

I had to belt out laughing at the “piling up clean laundry on your chair” line, because I’m red-handedly guilty of doing that. Sometimes, my days have consisted of transferring my I-Don’t-Know pile of random stuff to and from my desk chair and bed.

@ADHDLifeNow

6 күн бұрын

@@chi-towncalifornia5916 Thank you for watching. I’m glad the video made you laugh. Way too easy to end up with a chair laundry pile 😂

@chi-towncalifornia5916

6 күн бұрын

@@ADHDLifeNow Chair/bed “Task Avoidance Pile”.

I thought I'd try to use Sticky Notes but I bought them from Dollar General and they don't even stick to glass or other clean surfaces. I guess I should only buy the Name Brand Sticky notes? Any Suggestions? I even bought the in different colors for different room so they'd be easily visible, but no good if they fall down after 5 minutes. Clear STorage: My friend tried to "Help" me by cleaning my place while I was gone for vacation. He put stuff into opaque totes with generic labels instead of an inventory of the contents and then stacked them on top of each other so the ones on the bottom could not be accessed without emptying or removing the ones above. I don't have to tell you this cause a 2 year mental breakdown, I'm sill looking for things I know I own but cannot find. Had the totes at least been clear, or if he'd written down exactly what he put in them, I would probably still be friends with him... Same friend would put things on top shelf where I can't reach, or behind other things where I couldn't see or find it. Would move stuff around to "organize" and then when I'd go to look for it, it'd be in a different place. This would cause me to have panic rages because I'd waste time trying to find somethign that should have been easy. I was made to feel that I was being petty or ungrateful, but I realize that it's just now I need things to be in order to have a healty relatinship with time and function. I learned for example that it is better for me to have a pair of scissors in everyroom that stays in that room rather than taking a pair from somewhere and then having to remember to put it back, or where I left it. The scissors are color coded to the room so if I ever DO carry it elsewhere, I know where it came from and is supposed to be. Blue scissors in the bathroom, Green in the Bedroom, Red in the Entrance, Yellow in the kitchen, Purple in the living room. I know the system worked because my friend would scramble the scissors but I knew by sight where to return them.

@ADHDLifeNow

8 ай бұрын

I would get the 3M sticky notes. They stick to glass or whatever pretty well. If you do want to use the ones that you have, since you already bought them, you can tape them with a piece of scotch tape or if you want to use them on a cork board then you can use a push pin. I have had someone do the same thing with putting things in opaque containers or moving things without letting me know and yep it's absolutely frustrating! That's really awesome idea with the scissors, using color coding and organization. Thank you for watching!

@janellet573

Ай бұрын

Ooh I like the color coding idea because yes I have duplicates of things for the same reason

@janellet573

Ай бұрын

Also my office manager likes to clean my desk off when im on vacation-I have told her she might as well just sweep it off my desk directly to the trash because it is the absolute same effect

This video is so great! Thank you so much for posting

@ADHDLifeNow

8 ай бұрын

I’m glad that you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

Magnetic phone charger! If you charge by induction, it necessitates putting your phone in the same spot. Also a modern TV is great, but the same effect can be achieved by picking up an old TV from the side of the road and getting a chrome cast for a couple of bucks from a junk shop. It's not hard to Jury rig a mounting bracket and fix the TV to the wall. Then you can use a casting fair to put whatever is in your phone to that TV, meaning you can keep your phone on the magnetic bracket and do your scrolling etc on the wall TV.

@ADHDLifeNow

11 ай бұрын

Those are good ideas. I love the magnetic phone charger idea.

LOL at the idea that keeping my desk clean is a strategy for dealing with ADHD. That right there is a plan doomed to fail. Keeping needed things in sight? Good! Yes! Necessary! But there _will_ be other things behind them, under them, all around them. Which is fine. As long as I can see the thing, I will be reminded.

@ADHDLifeNow

9 ай бұрын

Everyone is unique. One things works for one person and then something else works for someone else. My hope is that at least one thing I say during a video helps the person watching. Thank you for watching.

@jyrinx

9 ай бұрын

@@ADHDLifeNow I hear what you're saying, but I'm pretty sure that making it about keeping the desk clean is going to frustrate an awful lot of people. Having a messy desk is absolutely _classic_ ADHD, so much so that your very first tip comes off as “try not to have so much ADHD.” Frankly, I couldn't keep watching.

@pendlera2959

8 ай бұрын

@@jyrinx Honestly, I found it a turn off, too. My first thought was, oh no, is this one of those people who doesn't have ADHD who is only imagining what people with ADHD need? I've noticed that in some "advice about X" channels where they'll try to make custom advice for certain conditions with only a superficial understanding of how those conditions actually work and it just completely misses the mark.

😮everything makes sense and I think that I fully understand my brain situation more clearly

@ADHDLifeNow

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and that’s awesome! I’m glad the video helped.

Great video!! I am revamping my room to make sure it’s more ADHD friendly for me, especially for this upcoming new year. Thanks for the tips!

@ADHDLifeNow

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. It's awesome you're revamping your room to make it more ADHD friendly for yourself. :)

I have ADD and have things out everywhere. But I want to offer my house at times as an AirBNB so I'd like to try to be less cluttered looking.

@AddAdventures

6 ай бұрын

I do a lot of clear storage containers or stickers on non clear tubs.

@ADHDLifeNow

6 ай бұрын

Reducing clutter is always a great goal and the AirBNB sounds like a cool idea. I believe the 12-12-12 challenge is a good place to start with decluttering.

Thank-you for your great videos!

@ADHDLifeNow

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad that you enjoy them! Thank you for watching.

Ok, I have a hard time, maintaining my organizational system.... does that mean it's not working? I default to just getting rid of stuff.... I have a super hard time with laundry. Putting it away, I have to use big plastic totes, I prefer baskets... I will fold it and put it in the basket, but then to take it from the basket and put it into the tote is so hard for me.. I also have so many nicknacks that I enjoy looking at but I'm feeling like that could just be clutter. I also have to fight a lot of extreme fatigue... which means I put it down and not put it away. Ugh... this sucks!

@ADHDLifeNow

3 ай бұрын

I would probably try to do these one at a time. One of the best things is to take breaks. You don't have to do things all at once. Do something for 5-15 minutes and then take a 5 min break. Then do a little more and take break. If you need a longer break then do that as well. I would go through your knickknacks and ask yourself do I really like this one? Do it over time. Take 5-10 minutes every day, look at a few and then decide on which ones that you really like. Those are the ones I would keep. If you love all of them, then that is cool , but review them anyways. If they look all cluttered up then see if you can spread them out in different places. If you have space, you could have some floating shelves installed to use the space on your wall and give you more space for your knickknacks.

Thank you omg, this is very useful! :D

@ADHDLifeNow

Жыл бұрын

Awesome that the video helped! Thank you for watching :)

My water closet has chalkboard walls 🛼🛼

@ADHDLifeNow

9 ай бұрын

A chalkboard wall is pretty cool and definitely useful! :)

Great tips!!! Thank you

@ADHDLifeNow

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! Awesome that the tips help :)

I noticed most designers don’t have dressers in bedrooms. Where do the clothes go?

@ADHDLifeNow

9 ай бұрын

If you didn’t have a dresser in your room, then you could use a rolling clothes rack. That’s a space saving solution. Just depends on what you need.

This is helpful

@ADHDLifeNow

7 ай бұрын

I’m glad that you enjoyed the video.