Conquer Clutter, the ADD Way: 7 Practical Steps to Organizing a Messy House w/ Linda Roggli, PCC

In this hour-long webinar-on-demand from 1/9/20, learn how to conquer clutter and organize a messy house, with Linda Roggli, PCC.
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3:05 Conquer Clutter, the ADHD Way
3:59 Clutter: It’s a Problem
4:48 The Danger of Clutter
5:39 Why are we so good at clutter?
6:11 Our Working Memory
8:09 Is it stockpiling or hoarding?
8:53 Hoarding vs Clutter
10:41 Seven practical ideas to conquer ADHD clutter
19:53 Get Rid of Stuff
20:29 Make more piles
35:25 Keep it visible, yet neat
35:44 Keep it realistic
36:25 Convenience is key
47:35 Q&A
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[@saratonnan]

Blindsided with a diagnosis of ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder at age 72. I've been learning as much as I can about both. Learning about things I had no idea are symptoms & traits of ADHD has helped me so much to make sense of the world. This presentation has given me great insight and, more importantly, hope. ❤

[@johnroekoek9864]

"Start with the sink and run a load of dishes." I am so proud when I have done this for a week (Readable two ways)

[@GenRN]

Great seminar and presenter. Some of my ADHD tips that come to mind… -Use blue painter’s tape to make easy labels, -label all components of any new electronic equipment as you take it out of the package, create a tag out of blue painters tape and write on whatever the cord/remote/accessories go with what. -If you don’t know where to start…start with the sink and run a load of dishes and start a load of laundry then gather extra dishes that don’t fit in the load by the sink but not in the sink, gather and sort the rest of the dirty laundry and centralize it so you can chip away at it. Fold and put away right from the dryer if possible. Don’t let the pile make its way to the sofa/bed/chair. -As you said…label everything. Sometimes to get myself started I tell myself to just put away 10 items. I need a reset myself. I’ll start tomorrow.

[@Charlie_Duz]

I'm only 15 mins in and already open mouthed and nodding my head like Woody Woodpecker on speed. My apartment is a cluttered mess and so is my head. I'm a combined type ADHD stuff magnet. The meds curbed the impulse buying to a point but I still have danger points. This video is really inspiring. The bit about digitising things is great advice. I've done this a bit with old comic books. Sometimes a PDF of the cover is enough for a nostalgia burst. I don't need to have the actual thing. I've bought old comics before and then thought: why did I need that? The buying and it arriving was the actual hit. I've considered getting rid of books and switching to e-books, and/or audiobooks. God having ADHD is bloody hard. There, I've said it. I often think I'm not allowed to express that. How dare I have such a first world problem.

[@xannaz9226]

WOW so engaging, terrific presentation. I can always tell when the presenter has adhd themselves, and I relate to them immediately.

[@parisbreakfast]

I am impulse-buying ADHD books at the moment 😮 What to do?

[@aprilpomerlyan3464]

I can't think of many speakers I've related more to 😂😂😂

[@Silverstar257]

One container store that offers a ton of ADHD-friendly boxes is Daiso. Things are inexpensive there, too!

[@MarionFiedlerMusic]

Thanks for helping ! I have to sort out an elderly family member's apartment, and I enjoyed hearing about your techniques very much...

[@loadingmikke7451]

8:45 I'm stockpiling shampoo, dental floss, and toothpaste so I don't have to buy them on the regular. I usually buy in stock in January and it lasts me a year.

[@suseamee9584]

Loved this webinar I cleared an area of my home whilst listening and now I'm fired up to conquer the rest. I especially loved how Linda said at the beginning that our worth as a person is not tied to our homes. I found that really touching. Thank you so much xx

[@zerodeconduite804]

I LOVE this lady!!! Thank you both, all so much!!! She made me cry when she mentioned asking for someone to refrain what they said. That was beautiful.

[@brightpage1020]

I'm so glad I stayed for Linda! The housekeeping part threw me way off. So sorry I misunderstood. Did not intend to be rude. My apologies.

[@gweno9901]

Fabtastic! (That was meant to be fantastic but I've decided I like my new word!! I like the idea of getting your hope back. That's so helpful. It's so easy to feel discouraged and feel like a failure. Today I have admitted to myself that a side table I bought second hand is just getting in the way. So I actually said out loud 'I made a mistake' and I am redonating it tomorrow!

[@staciamj1]

Very good webinar. Funny and informative

[@diaphanouswaffle]

While my dx is ASD not ADHD, I can relate to certain aspects of ADHD in the context of clutter challenges. Thanks for sharing this :)

[@johnroekoek9864]

For who is interested, Dr. Tracey Marks explains the difference between ASD and ADHD. She's the best in explaining in short videos.

[@johnroekoek9864]

3:39 How did this happen? Yes! Sometimes there's suddenly a pile. Why can't we see it being build? And better... stop if the first signs/objects are there?

[@ambersucces9867]

God Bless you guys, you have transformed my mind and as so my entire life 😭

[@thesoundofeverything8023]

When adhd meets hoarding😂😂😂😂

[@HenkjanDeKaasboer]

Talk starts at 2:55 in

[@monaami555]

I put things in donate pile only if I did not sell it for 3 rounds :P For sorting Amazon boxes are great, no need to buy new boxes :D "Don't buy stuff" and proceeds to ideas what items to buy for organisation :P

[@SailorYuki]

Pro tip: If you're overwhealmed by your clutter and don't know where to start? Start with one drawer, one shelf of one table. Do not do a whole room, because the moment you get distracted and exhausted, you forget about it and suddently you have a huge pile in the middle of the floor which will overwhealm you even more. So just one drawer at a time. AS for organisers, only get the ones you need. Measure twice, by once. Make sure the stuff you get works everywhere incase you decide do reoginise and move stuff around.

[@derosa195]

Oh my you've been spying on me

[@ayesh5544]

I need to take my medication before I clean or else I’m just spinning my wheels!

[@sookibeulah9331]

The worst thing is that I want to wear clothes I gave away years ago, which makes it harder to get rid of what I’m not wearing now.

[@lac1776-qd5bd]

Since the webinars are aimed at ADHD individuals, they maybe useful if you can make it past the first 5 min. However, the videos are way too long, given in a monotone like way, and have no engagement to help us to us actually listen and focus on it. Also reading out the full bios and all the slides, its a lot of info that could have been in the description instead of read out. Talk about the topic please don't read out slides. By the time the presenter finished reading the first line, I had already finished the slide and was ready to move on allready. With this many "ADHD experts" they obviously don't actually have anyone with actual ADHD on theirs team reviewing there presentations. This is the 4th or 5th webinar I have attempted to watch and couldn't get through.

[@akultra_777]

I understand the monotone issue, I have a suggestion as I get frustrated with this too and it really helps - change the playback speed of the video from normal to 1.25, or 1.5 etc. Most of the time for me it fixes the frustration of "just get on with it" and the faster sound engages my brain more. Top right corner of the lecture or whatever you listen to

[@akultra_777]

Also don't just sit down and listen to one thing, that's crazy, do chores, organize something, have it playing while you're doing something physical and you get in a rhythm with both if pushing through. Good luck

[@TheBritomart]

59:59 - WTF is this double exposed diagram?!? Triggering my scatter brain😵

[@raeconnelly]

Telling folks with a clutter problem to buy storage containers to sort their clutter makes zero sense. They almost certainly already have containers that will suffice.

[@raeconnelly]

I am aghast at how much of this is merely encouragement to buy, buy, buy - terrible idea. I could go on and on.

[@brightpage1020]

This intro is boring considering it's content for ADHD people? Or Students or practitioners that help ADHD people? The narrator sounds pointed. Sorry. I'm sure the info is useful. If you need help, read or listen to Dana K. White's books or blog: - A Slob Comes Clean... - Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind - Decluttering At The Speed of Life Or Terri Savelle Foy's Declutter Your Way to Success!

[@HenkjanDeKaasboer]

I'm in the upper percentile of ADHD enjoyers, and I was able to follow along fine with this talk on a portable speaker while cleaning and getting rid of clutter. I'd advise you to try something similar if I didn't suspect you're here for promoting random material or gaslighting ADHD symptoms.

[@jamiejohnson5748]

Some tips for getting through boring content: - listen on 2x speed. It's more engaging - multi-task. listen but have your eyes on a mobile game or something physical you can toy with. - listen more than once in case your attention shifted focus I'm learning that people with ADHD have a much lower tolerance for boredom, which describes me perfectly. Those are some small ways I try to get around that barrier, especially for content that directly relates to my life. Doesn't always work, but even working 5% or 10% of the time is better than nothing.

[@susyshepard320]

OMG! You advise us NOT to buy things then the rest of the vidio is a catalog of STUFF to buy. ????? Disapointing.