Infographic: ADHD Tips For Productivity

ADHD Tips for Productivity
Practical strategies to find focus, stay on track, and make the most out of your day.
1. Focus Sprints
Set a timer and work.
Focus sprint for 25 minutes, then rest for 5.
Trouble starting? Try 3 minutes, then either keep working or move on to a new task.
2. Mindfulness
Recognize when your mind wanders, Then, without judgement, bring your focus back to your task. Need practice? Get in the right headspace with a free meditation. Find one in apps like Calm and Balance.
3. List of Lists
It can be hard to focus if there is too much n your brain, but putting it all on a single list can be overwhelming. Try a list of lists. Write down all your tasks, then group them by project or topic. Your list of lists gives you the big picture.
4. Rewards
Make the dopamine work for you. Focus sprint with a friend. use an app (like Forest) that lets you visualize your time spent. And if things get bad, gold star charts still work.

This infographic beautifully displays a few practices that can increase productivity for those with ADHD.

While a handful of strategies will never take the place of medical treatment, these tips include some suggestions that may be new to learners. This is an example of micro-learning that encourages reflection leading to individualized processes for more effective and productive work.

The great thing about an infographic like this is that it gives bite-sized tips that can be implemented immediately. If someone is struggling with focus, a full-length course will not be helpful. However, these four strategies can all be expanded into a micro-learning course or short video that learners could try later.

Tips like this are effective in moments of frustration because they have such a low barrier to entry. It takes less than a minute to learn a new strategy and try it out. Not every strategy will work for every person, so implementing a few quick tips provides essential feedback to determine which strategies learners would most benefit from learning more about.

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