Survey #289—Full Response from Kim
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe a day on which you were busy, but you still felt as if you didn’t accomplish what mattered most. | Days devoted to a specific task such as organizing paperwork, where I don't even get out of bed that day! |
| What challenges keep you from getting things done? | Fatigue, severe (undiagnosed) ADHD, previous long hours at work up to 7 days per week. |
| Describe a project on which you struggled to start—or to finish. | Organize paperwork to do taxes, supposed to start in January, ended up in an 11th hour filing frenzy with taxes getting filed online a few minutes before the midnight deadline. |
| What tools for managing your activities (calendar, task manager, etc.) are the most or least helpful to you? | Planner, very helpful; Outlook calendar, very helpful; emails and texts to self with appointment reminders, very helpful. Planning activities weeks/months in advance are not helpful at all, due to inability to predict future energy levels/other commitments. |
| Please complete the following statement: “I never seem to have enough time for _____.” | forcing myself to organize my paperwork. |
| Our guest for the January 13 webcast is Karen Baker, a productivity consultant and professional organizer. What question would you like us to ask Karen during the live webcast? | Does she have any books she can recommend about productivity for ADHD sufferers? |
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