Survey #276—Full Response from Kit
| Pronouns | They/them |
|---|---|
| What useful decluttering or organizing strategies or methods did you take away from the book? | Think about the most effective level of focus for the task at hand |
| What parts or aspects of the book did you find difficult to grasp or challenging to apply to your home or situation? | Home as memory; seems like too much work for the potential benefit & not useful for an entire family |
| Please share your favorite quotations or key ideas and concepts from this book. | Levels of structure and support. Like Hayley Honeyman of Busy Bee with ADHD and Sarah McGlory of Adaptive Living, the authors of this book acknowledge that issues inherently have multiple potential solutions, depending on one's particular situation and capacity. This concept in itself has been revolutionary in my and my daughter's understanding of how we might work with our brains to accomplish our goals. |
| Kolberg and Nadeau base most of their “ADD-friendly organizing strategies” on the idea that people with ADHD can reframe their neurodivergent traits as strengths, working with their ADHD to take charge of life. | It feels like their approach relies on flipping the script – just look at things from this angle, and your entire life can be orderly and smooth. That's not real. The whole thing would feel more credible if at least one of them was ADHD and they acknowledged that life would still be a struggle with lots of ups and downs and times of amazing progress followed by absolute paralysis. That said, I have already figured out quite a few of these tactics on my own, but seeing a more comprehensive outline of things to try is also useful. I will continue to take notes on the rest of the book and keep them in my mental toolbox to try as we move forward. |
| Throughout the book, Kolberg and Nadeau suggest a three-pronged approach to applying their organizing strategies: You may do the work yourself; enlist the help of nonprofessionals, such as family and friends; and/or employ the services of professionals, such as professional organizers, ADHD coaches, and counselors. | I've not employed the services of professionals for myself – nor do I plan to – but my daughter does go to a therapist who helps her with some of this. Also, my daughter and I routinely take advantage of the power of doubling with one another, as do my spouse and I. I've also begun regularly helping a friend with ADHD in her garden, and she says that my presence really helps motivate her. The greatest challenge I've noticed is that analyzing and selecting the right logistics for the right level of support is, well, a challenge. But when you're successful at it, the relief of finally making real progress is worth the effort. |
| Please rate this book on a scale of one to five stars. | 4 |
| Here’s your chance to ask Gayle and Ed any question you’re curious about. It need not be related to this survey’s topic(s). If we think that your question—and our answer—might be useful or instructive to The Clutter Fairy Weekly audience, we’ll share them in an upcoming episode. | n/a |
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