How I finally beat procrastination with 1 simple sheet of paper

Living with my ADHD brain is like being the rope in a tug-of-war.

Pulling from one end: the urge to do everything.

Pulling from the other end: the urge to do nothing.

Do you suffer from the same thing?

Because my brain tends to go off in a million different directions, it’s sometimes hard to remember where I started and what I was supposed to be doing in the first place.

Eventually, it becomes so overwhelmed by all the options that it simply goes catatonic.

The end result?

I wind up doing something stupid or useless until the burden of my ever-growing to-do list becomes too heavy to bear.

My solution in the past was to calm my brain with alcohol, which turned me into a physical and mental dumpster fire.

But eventually I came to the realization that in order to accomplish anything notable in the second half of my life, I will always have to lean heavily on systems.

Think of it like spotting arrow markers on a nature hike.

You’re wandering around and there are lots of interesting things to see, but you’d better stay on the path if you don’t want to get lost.

I continue to use various systems to keep my brain on track, but I’ve found lately that one is more effective than all the rest.