Why I Procrastinate (2019)
The post linked within this post was really illuminating for me: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gekk.info&#x2F;articles&#x2F;adhd.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gekk.info&#x2F;articles&#x2F;adhd.html</a><p>The section on why notecards and todo lists have never worked for him (and for me) was particularly salient:<p><i>&quot;The problem with &quot;systems&quot; is that they are authorities. They have to be. If you decide &quot;I&#x27;ll prioritize things with a stack of notecards&quot; then you are telling yourself the following:<p>&quot;The notecards replace my own brain. Everything that I do must be on a notecard. If it isn&#x27;t on a notecard, it can&#x27;t be done. If I want it done, it has to be on a notecard.&quot;<p>The problem is that when you have a crisis (a day full of emergencies) that forces you to break from this system you will lose all respect for its authority. Your brain will learn that it doesn&#x27;t have to respect the notecards, that they aren&#x27;t in charge, and this sense of freedom is addictive and will persist. Most ADHD sufferers have left a trail of systems - notecards, whiteboards, lists, post-its, apps, alarms - that worked great for [a month, a week, three days] but are now dead to them, scorched earth we can&#x27;t return to.&quot;</i>