Hello All - I struggle with time management. I take medication but I have no idea whether a task will take 40 mins or 4 hours. Because of this, I over commit and under deliver. Also, having been on the receiving end of criticism, over time I have developed a perfectionist streak. I won't turn it in if it is good enough. How do you break out of this habit?

Any resources to help the brain structure tasks and make better estimates? Much appreciated, thanks!

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Break it down into smaller tasks or pieces of work. If possible/ applicable delegate some pieces of work to others so work will keep moving. I keep telling myself ‘done is better than perfect’ because I know I am capable of perfecting a simple email for hours and still not sending it.

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When you are assigned a project can you ask the person how long he/she thinks the project will take? And maybe if the person says an hour, you can assume it will take two hours. ADHD can make a project take longer. Also, you can meet with your manager and say I have X, Y, Z projects that I need to do and have them help you decide if it makes sense to take on another project. Additionally, like I said earlier, ADHD can make projects take longer to complete, can you try to pinpoint what part of the project is taking up the most time and then work on ways to try to decrease it? I also ask people on my team, even my direct reports to review my work to make sure I didn’t miss something. Lastly, maybe you need to take another look at your medication, maybe change the dose or switch meds?

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I tend to do this also but I’ve been trying to take however long I think it will take and multiple by 1.5. It’s helped a lot.

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