Time Blindness and Organization
Organization and Action Steps to Mange Your Time
What is time blindness? Time blindness is usually associated with ADHD, but it does not have to be. Time blindness refers to a condition where individuals have difficulty perceiving and managing time accurately. It is not a formal medical diagnosis but rather a descriptive term used to describe this phenomenon.
Organization
Time blindness may be associated with those who have ADHD or similar type tendencies. However, you can have time blindness and not have ADHD.
Time blindness symptoms include poor time estimation, chronic lateness, procrastination, missed deadlines and difficulty with transitions.
A maintenance routine includes basic steps that keep the mess from piling up. The house looks tidy and under control. Look to our previous blog about tiny tasks. This applies to home maintenance, as well. Also, look to The Uncluttered Life’s Declutter Deck® for tips and tricks about home organization.
Action Steps
Start with the perception that you like your house. You want to care for it and want to take care of yourself and your family.
Visualize with your current income, in this current house and your current family, what your dream life looks like.
Instead of looking at tasks as overwhelming, think of them in chunks. Find pockets of time where you can plug into regular daily activities.
Focus on a basic routine that you do daily. This is not a cleaning routine but a maintenance routine.
Write down 5 things that make your house look messy. Set the timer for 15 minutes. If you finish before the timer goes off, stop the timer and write down how long it took.
Be aware that you’ve got in your mind a certain way you want your house to look. Part of the process is going to have to be letting go of things.