Losing track of time – while a maddening manifestation of ADHD time blindness – is not a hopeless certainty. From alarms and task chunking to time-estimation exercises, the strategies below can help you develop a more “ACCURATE” sense of time.If you aren’t already, get into the habit of setting alarms (on your phone or other devices) to keep you on track.
You can use alarms in multiple ways:[Get This Free Download: Keep Track of Your Time]Place analog/visual clocks in all your spaces so that you can readily see time passing with the hands on the clock.
Consider other visual time-keeping tools, like hourglasses and the Time Timer, a clock that shows the passage of time via a disappearing red disk.Come up with a list of activities that you know take 5, 15, 30, 60 and 90 minutes.
When you are estimating the length that an activity will take, use your list to compare. Will doing the dishes take longer than….Take your to-do list a step further by adding your tasks to your calendar as time-blocked activities.
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