Organization, Structure, and Planning Tools

My Favorite ADHD Programs

Structure. Structure. Structure. Feel free to recommend any software you use.

Freeware Picks

Dropcloth

Be one with your desktop window and let everything else fall into a black void.

This nifty programs eliminates all on-screen distractions by placing a black "cloth" around everything except the active window.

Fences

Problems with desktop icon organization? Use this program to place the icons you want in a re-sizable "fences" Now you can put all those folders in a folders fence.

30boxes

Rated as the top online calendar according to PC Mag’s Best Software of 2010. I have yet to try this, but if it beat Google Calendar it must be good.

Mnemosyne

This is a great tool to help you learn. Your ability to recall an item you learned decreases with time. With this program, you input questions and answers just as you would when writing flashcards. Then you practice these "digital flashcards" and grade yourself on a scale from 0, meaning didn't remember it at all, to 5, meaning instantaneous recall. An algorithm then uses these grades to determine how often to space the repetition of questions. In other words, the worse you do on a particular flashcard the more likely it is to come up as you quiz yourself.

This program is great because you are automatically asked to focus on the questions you need to focus on, and its much more convenient, efficient, and fun than most other memorization methods.

Paid Picks

Microsoft Onenote

Before I got this program, I used to have multiple notebooks for writing my ideas and plans. I tended to write the same thing down in the a different notebook over and over again.

Microsoft Outlook

Great program to help you organize and structure your life. Email, contacts, calendar, to do lists, and more in one program. This is my organization and planning hub.

Full Recall

If you like Mnemosyne then I recommend looking into this program. Its the same tool as Mnemosyne, but with many more features. One thing that I like about this program over Mnemosyne is that I can organize my digital flashcards into separate folders and sub folders based on the topic I am learning.