Haha. I was going to say everyone suggests lists and notes to me but it's a miracle to get me to remember to look at them.
Similar-ish story. My teachers mentioned to my parents when I was around 4 or 5 that I had trouble paying attention and focusing in class but since I wasn't hyper it was nothing to worry about.
Struggled through every year of school, dropped out of college twice, blah blah blah but I could never figure out why I struggled so much. I just thought I was stupid and hated school because of it.
that has been the problem with me my whole life. in school? "Well didn't you write it down in your planner?" "yea..of course i did...but i forgot to look at it when i got home"
edit: since this comment is getting some traction from people in a similar spot as me, the most important tool you can ever have is a smartphone. Get an app like IFTTT or Tasker(strong learning curve) to display notifications and such when you get to where you need the notification. Use your reminder app to your advantage as well. need to do something by 1pm? set a reminder at 11, 12, 12:15, 12:30, 12:45 and finally 1pm.
It's how ive gotten better about this shit. the hard part is remembering to put it in your phone. What ive learned to do is not go "Okay, you need this by this time, il make a reminder on my phone when we get out of this meeting" and instead go "give me one second, i have to make a reminder" even if the meeting ends in 1 minute. i will forget when i leave the meeting.
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u/_sarahmichelle May 30 '17
Haha. I was going to say everyone suggests lists and notes to me but it's a miracle to get me to remember to look at them.
Similar-ish story. My teachers mentioned to my parents when I was around 4 or 5 that I had trouble paying attention and focusing in class but since I wasn't hyper it was nothing to worry about.
Struggled through every year of school, dropped out of college twice, blah blah blah but I could never figure out why I struggled so much. I just thought I was stupid and hated school because of it.
Guess who just got diagnosed with ADHD at 28?