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Executive Functioning Tip #5: Digital Clocks versus Analog Clocks
(Tip #5 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management), updated August 30, 2022 Today it’s hard to imagine that waaaaaaay back, around 1982, the digital clock was hot new technology.
Continue readingExecutive Functioning Tip #2: Plan to Carry a Planner; Paper vs. Technology
(Tip #2 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management) Let’s talk about the executive functioning challenges of using computers and smart phones as effective time management
Continue readingExecutive Functioning Tip #1: Get a Picture of Your Whole Life for the Whole Week
(Tip #1 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management) A brain that lacks the executive functioning skills of time management, planning, and prioritizing creates a life full of stress,
Continue readingExecutive Functioning Tip #12: Restorative Time
I always tell clients that they won’t to use their time-management tools if they aren’t planning the space and time to do things that are fun, that restore your energy, your spirit, and give
Continue readingExecutive Functioning Tip #11: Create Space
My time management tip for today isn’t exactly about time, it’s about the “stuff” in our lives. I firmly believe that the things we own, both in our home and work environment, takes up
Continue readingExecutive Functioning Tip #10: Filing Papers so You can Find Them | Time Management Planning
For me, paper organization was the last skill I mastered as I got control of my executive functioning deficits. I found my inspiration in David Allen’s Getting Things Done. His best advice: file alphabetically
Continue readingExecutive Functioning Tip #8: Paper Piles
(Tip #8 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management) Piles of paper haunt many people who have issues with executive functioning. For me, paper management was the last piece of
Continue readingExecutive Functioning Tip # 7: The Digital Timer – One of My Best Buddies
(Tip #7 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management) While I’m not a fan of digital clocks, I’m a HUGE fan of digital timers. Since time-challenged folks, like those with ADHD,
Continue readingExecutive Funtioning Tip #6: View the Future, a Month at a Time
(Tip #6 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management) Just like we need an analog clock to see the future space of time, we need to be able to look ahead to see our days. The simplest
Continue readingExecutive Functioning Tip #4: The Analog Watch Versus the Cell Phone
(Tip #4 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management) I’d been married about six months when my husband told me, “If you ask me what time it is one more time, I’m getting
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