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Any thoughts on meditation? Has it helped you?
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I’m with you. I often fall far behind on invoicing clients and submitting expense reports, it’s a huge adhd tax.
I realized that one reason this happens to me is I underestimate the time it will take me to do it. It seems like it should be a 15 minute job, but it can take an hour or two depending on the complexity.
So put expense reporting on your calendar as a task, and give yourself a checklist to reduce thought cycles
Another problem is the information is scattered. I get frustrated finding all the receipts. A good file system helps, get into a habit of downloading credit card statements, hotel, air and car receipts and
Also post all travel and hotel details to calendar, I can easily forget which airline and even which cities I visited recently. Having all travel info on calendar makes expense reporting easier
thank you! creating a check list to reduce thought cycles is great advice that I’m definitely going to try to incorporate.
I am literally the same. I racked up a year’s worth of expenses because I was burying my head in the sand over it. So much anxiety and not to mention the interest charges.
In fact, it was this episode that leads me to think I have some form of ADHD (I have not been diagnosed).
Set a specific time to do them with an alarm. When the alarm sounds, do not allow yourself to eat, drink (even water), sleep or use the bathroom until it is done.
I’ll try this. Thank you for your response
OP you are not alone. I dread doing them so I always put them off until I literally have no time left to complete them. At that point I am usually panicking trying to figure out how I am going to get them done.
Try to find a routine or some kind of habit you can work alongside to do them. Whenever you do x, do the reports then too. There have been a lot of things I just hate doing and put off, but slowly when I started creating more of a routine of doing it, it isn’t AS bad. Still don’t love a lot of those things, but doesn’t get me as worked up anymore.
I literally won’t submit for mileage reimbursement because I hate tracking and reporting it. The only time I will is if it’s a special trip that’s 50+ miles.
Credit cards, I have an appointment on my calendar every Monday morning.