If you haven’t noticed, there is a lot of energy around getting organized in the air right now. Spurred on by the new Marie Kondo show on Netflix, we’re getting more and more questions about the so-called magic of tidying up and, most importantly, is this an ADHD-friendly way to handle your stuff? As you can imagine, we have opinions!

This week on the show we’re digging into our roots to talk about organizing with ADHD, kick-starting a five-week mini-series on the organizing process, and how to get organized in a way that is kind to your ADHD.

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(00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast!
(03:05) - Question: Is Marie Kondo ADHD-Friendly?
(11:52) - Support The ADHD Podcast!
(14:01) - Orgainzing with ADHD
(19:27) - The Four Steps of Organizing Your Space
(20:38) - Step One: Planning, and the Definition of Organization
(26:21) - Is tidying up really a special event for ADHDers?
(30:31) - Estimating Time to Organize, rewards, and sprints
(34:41) - Chosing the Starting Point
(36:17) - Is your zone causing you stress?
(38:33) - The Zig-Zag and the Yo-Yo
(44:09) - Coming attractions

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Organizing with ADHD — Part 1: Introduction and Planning