organization skills ADD

[ctrlcltter]

I am an adult with ADD and I just got a new job that greatly challenges my organization skills. I am a very visual person. I need ideas on how to organize my need to call list.

I tried a tablet with who I need to call and cross off when I am done, but the list got to long and sometimes I would not see one of my call this person among the cross outs.

So then I tried sticky notes, first on my desk-- too messy, then sticky notes on a clip board. Throw out note when call accomplished and can easily put clip board away if someone else is in my office. Problem too many stickies today. Felt overwhelmed. I took time to organize them got it under better control.

Looking for ideas of what has worked for others.

[wnjmom]

Re: Organization of To call list
I too am an adult with add and work as a social worker with a state agency. I have so many things to do each month or every six months (paperwork, visits every month, etc) and I have had some success using the Microsoft Excel program. You can label columns and rows with whatever info you need and then have a section for checking off when done or putting the date you called or did something. Having everything on one sheet (or two....) is easier for me than sticky notes because I am always afraid to throw something out that I might need later (like people's phone numbers) so I just keep these whole excell sheets for each month (or ortherwise you have millions of little sticky notes piled up in a desk drawer for fear of throwing away something important). Sorry such a long note. In summary-if you can pick one or two "official places" to list your names, you will be better off than if you write them on many different papers. Good luck.

[Crissy]

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