ADHD Mind Mapping – How to Break Down Overwhelming Tasks

About this episode

This episode discusses using mind mapping to break down overwhelming tasks, particularly in organizing a messy home office.

Adult ADHD ADD Tips and Support Podcast - A Podcast for Neurodivergent Creatives. ADHD Mind Mapping - How to Break Down an Overwhelming Task. This podcast is an audio companion to the book "The Drummer and the Great Mountain - A Guidebook to Transforming Adult ADD / ADHD." ADHD task paralysis can really take us down. Mind mapping is THE tool for maximizing how our creative brains work, while minimizing our challenges with executive functioning. It's a non-linear method of getting your thoughts out of your head and into a form you can look at, organize, make plans, and prioritize. In this episode we'll cover an often overwhelming task: where to start when attempting to tidy up a messy home office. We'll go through, step-by-step, how to create your action plan using mind mapping so you'll arrive at a simple checklist that can be followed over the span of a few sessions. Links Mentioned in this Episode: (WORKSHOP) ADHD Mind Mapping Workshop - Feb 28 & Mar 3 (Mini Course) 5 Day Free Mini Course (PDF) Our Free ADHD Toolkit - All Worksheets from Previous Podcast Episodes Don't see a player? Click this link to download the MP3 file. If you have an Apple device (iPhone/iPad), you can…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Joseph Ferguson

Topics covered

• ADHD
• mind mapping
• task management
• executive functioning
• home office organization

Keywords

• ADHD
• mind mapping
• task paralysis
• executive functioning
• home office
• action plan
• checklist

Mentioned in this episode

Products: 5 Day Free Mini Course, Our Free ADHD Toolkit

Books & works: The Drummer and the Great Mountain - A Guidebook to Transforming Adult ADD / ADHD

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