Productivity

[IntoTheVoid]

Hi, folks,

There are many systems you can use when you want to be productive and/or organised. You can use some to-do lists, time-managements, time-blockings, pomodoro techniques, note-taking apps and so on. And so on.

Recently I've heard from a couple of sources, that for people with ADHD and/or autism they might not really work as our brains are wired differently. I've watched few Youtube videos about how productivity tips might not work for people with time-blindness and executive dysfunction and monotropism. And recently I've heard a podcast - I think it was "Autistic Culture" where they heavily criticised the book "Atomic Habits" as it's trying to turn us into Pavlow's dogs, train us mindlessly doing things and and so on and so on. They even called it pseudoscience as many claims in the book are not backed by any peer-reviews.

Ok, so I get it. The regular productivity system for neurotypical people might not work for us... However, what actually DOES work? I mean, are there any sources of productivity systems for people with ADHD and/or autism? I mean really, is there any good book on productivity and organising work that is focused on neurodivergent people? Or a YT channel, or a podcast? Blogs? Websites? Or anything at all?

Or perhaps you can share your personal system that works for you. What you do if you don't want your work to be chaos and you won't keep forgetting things and such?

Thanks for your replies

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Just for reference, I work in a large metropolitan hospital. Very busy. Tons of distractions. Phones going off all the time. I joke around when I say, "Trying to get from point A to point B often means going through the entire alphabet." . If I get things bunched up, 3-4 people calling, wanting something, if there isn't anyone to help, then I just say, "You're #2, or #3 in the queue." I have a list of things to do, and then all my distractions and interruptions. I simply work off of a list. I also have to triage patients on the fly. The most important or potentially life-threatening things get my attention first.

At home, I am not that organized, because, frankly, it just isn't that important, and I am not on a time crunch. I will get to it sooner or later.