Comments by "SmallSpoonBrigade" (@SmallSpoonBrigade) on "3 Easy Steps for ADHD Organization | ADHD Skills Part 3" video.

I work at a grocery store and all that stuff is organized by some sort of a category and placed where people are likely to impulse by it. So, you get collocations of items that are placed near each other. It's why there's usually tartar sauce by seafood and wherever the rest of the sauces are in the store. Those are the two places that people are most likely to go and also most likely to see it an be inspired to buy the rest of the related products. You can do the same by putting items required for the same task together in a box, so that you just put them back into the box while you complete the project, then put the box away where it belongs when you're done for the time.
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I've been experimenting with what I like to think of as task boxes. They're basically just a box with all the necessary things for a commonly done task. I can immediately put all that stuff into the box, and if I don't immediately put the box where it belongs, it's large enough and fast enough to deal with that it's not much of an issue. It's still an experiment, but it doesn't take me much motivation to put the things into the box that's sitting right next to me. But it does take a little bit to put the box away when I'm done. But, even if I don't put it away immediately, it's still contained and I could put away dozens of them in a short period of time if I had to.
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When I was student teaching, I had a set of 4 folders for the day's paper work. Distribute, Copy, Return and Grade. It didn't take much effort to figure out what went where as it was usually pretty clear.
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I use clear boxes for most of my storage and slip an index card inside on one of the ends with the contents written on it. I can see the label through the side. But, removable tape also works well, especially if you can't or don't want to be able to see through the box.
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It's worth noting that for folks with ADHD, we should be making it as easy as possible to put something away, even if it makes it harder to take out. (I'd say that's more of an especially rather than an even if) Because that's going to be the issue, taking something out usually isn't an issue if you want it badly enough, but putting it back is commonly where the friction lies. Keeping books, or CDs, or similar, in alphabetical order is great for finding it, but a massive pain for putting them back and if you buy a new item that starts with A, you might be stuck moving everything else. But, if you just say, it's good enough for it to be in the As or A-C range, it'll be far more likely that it'll be put there. Even though it will take more to retrieve than if it was in strict alphabetical order, it's still far easier to retrieve than if it wasn't put away at all.
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@Paula_Shelton Having a hook is definitely not going to work. I'd recommend having a key bowl or similar so that you can just toss it in there when you get home and be done with it. I've rarely had issues misplacing my keys because I tend to just leave them on the closest horizontal surface to the door. Or, back in my pocket. Better than a hook, but worse than a bowl, would be one of those magnetic bars that idiots use to hold their knives. Dangerous with knives, but quick and convenient with keys.
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Hi, this is good advice. I'm super-organized at work because I have a very clear idea what the short term consequences of not being organized are. So, I do whatever I need to do to immediately straighten things up, or do so as soon as possible if I'm forced to forgo it. It also doesn't hurt that there's just less to organize and I have to do it from scratch every day as all the stuff I organize is on its way out of the building shortly after I organize it.
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