Using a list to manage executive function

Re:Using a list to manage executive function by Simorgh on Friday August 16, 2024 @02:33PM (#41269045)

I’ve struggled with improving my executive functioning.

I think it can be negatively affected by mental health issues and can take time to recover and get back to parity.

I’ve found that voice-memos are particularly effective in assisting me. I’ll talk through a problem and usually find solutions quickly, eg debugging.

Am currently working on a (transcribed) voice-interface to improve in this area, right now.

I might try out his formula tomorrow, possibly in voice.

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Re:Using a list to manage executive function by idamantium on Friday August 16, 2024 @02:39PM (#41269116)

When I've been in low periods in terms of anxiety or mood, externalizing seems to be a salve. When I look back at how I've externalized in those periods, it seems excessive. It's like my executive functioning is no where in sight, and I can see that in how much I had to externalize to get a handle on things. But those periods of parity do return.

It's great to hear you've found methods that work for you. Voice-memos must feel lower friction than writing things out.

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Re:Using a list to manage executive function by zoogeny on Friday August 16, 2024 @05:30PM (#41270569)

I find this is the same for me with writing in a journal. It is almost like an analogy with inertia. It takes a lot of effort to get started and then momentum kicks in.

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