A result from the quiz Which Executive Function Needs Backup?
Needs Backup: Holding It in Mind
Thoughts, tasks and promises slip away before you act on them.
Your answers point to working memory: holding things in mind long enough to use them. A request from a colleague, the reason you walked into a room, the thing you meant to buy. They're there, then they're gone.
The fix is to get things out of your head and into one trusted place, fast.
Things to try
- Keep one place for every stray thought: one note, one notebook.
- Write requests down the moment you hear them.
- Put things you need by the door the night before.
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The other results
Which Executive Function Needs Backup?
- Needs Backup: Starting
You can do the task. Beginning it is the hard part. - Needs Backup: Planning
Ideas come easily. Turning them into steps doesn't. - Needs Backup: Time
Time slips away, and estimates come out short. - Needs Backup: Switching
Moving from one thing to the next takes a real effort.
This quiz is for reflection, not diagnosis. Only a qualified clinician can diagnose ADHD. In crisis? Call Samaritans on 116 123, text SHOUT to 85258, or call 999 in an emergency.