Losing track of tasks with ADHD? Start with "where was I?"

You started something last week. You were doing well. Then life happened, and now you can't remember where you stopped, what you'd decided, or what came next. That's losing track of tasks with ADHD.

It's often not about the task at all. It's about losing your place. And starting over from scratch feels so heavy that the job just sits there.

The job stays open

In my system, a job stays open until I say "that's that". Not when the day ends. Not when I get distracted. Only when I say it's done.

So when I come back to a job after days away, it's still there. Still named. Still waiting at the step where I left it.

"Where was I?"

This is the question I ask most. My assistant reads my notes and tells me where I stopped, what I'd already decided, and what the next step is.

No digging. No rebuilding it from memory. No explaining my life twice.

That matters more than it sounds. Half the weight of an old job is the work of remembering it. Take that away, and the job gets small again.

When it's been a while

Sometimes it's not days. It's weeks. That's fine too.

Don't try to rebuild everything you missed. That's guesswork, and guesswork in your notes is worse than a gap. Just say you've been away and ask for help picking it back up. Start again from today.

What to do next

Think of one job you dropped and never picked back up. Write down three things: what it was, the last thing you did, and the very next step. Next time, your notes will do this for you.

This is my own experience, not a doctor's advice. The kit sets up the notes that let your assistant answer "where was I?"