I have the same dilemma working in finance, but in reverse. My work system is pretty comprehensive, but my personal system is incomplete. Having a contained work system requires me to do the same macro task separately. E.g. weekly review for work and then one for personal, but I can’t do the personal one on company time. The best time for a weekly review would be during work hours, but I can’t boot up my personal laptop. Throw ADHD into the mix and it makes it really hard to have the executive function for this level of thinking after work. Weekends with the kids is too hectic to inch out the 60-90 minutes to do a second weekly review for personal, so all my personal projects get lost in the ether and not move forward. Then it feels like my life is all about my work and no clear focus that matter to me personally.
Thanks for sharing about your challenges William, and you're not alone. In our bespoke one-to-one coaching engagements, we often work with clients who are diagnosed with ADHD. One element of the GTD methodology that can be helpful for bringing focus and awareness back to the different elements of your personal life is to externalise and regularly review your areas of focus. It's another level at which you can feel good about what you are doing by having confidence that what you're not doing is still on track. Hope that's useful and if you would like to learn more about coaching, do get in touch
I have the same dilemma working in finance, but in reverse. My work system is pretty comprehensive, but my personal system is incomplete. Having a contained work system requires me to do the same macro task separately. E.g. weekly review for work and then one for personal, but I can’t do the personal one on company time. The best time for a weekly review would be during work hours, but I can’t boot up my personal laptop. Throw ADHD into the mix and it makes it really hard to have the executive function for this level of thinking after work. Weekends with the kids is too hectic to inch out the 60-90 minutes to do a second weekly review for personal, so all my personal projects get lost in the ether and not move forward. Then it feels like my life is all about my work and no clear focus that matter to me personally.
Thanks for sharing about your challenges William, and you're not alone. In our bespoke one-to-one coaching engagements, we often work with clients who are diagnosed with ADHD. One element of the GTD methodology that can be helpful for bringing focus and awareness back to the different elements of your personal life is to externalise and regularly review your areas of focus. It's another level at which you can feel good about what you are doing by having confidence that what you're not doing is still on track. Hope that's useful and if you would like to learn more about coaching, do get in touch