Habits
If-Then Task Start Plan
If-then task start plans tie cues to specific starts—time, place, first action—so ADHD work begins without renegotiating every session.
An if-then task start plan states when and where work begins—If it is 9 a. m.
Tuesday, then I open the draft and start a fifteen-minute timer—reducing negotiation at decision points. Implementation intentions outperform vague goals for ADHD initiation.
Write plans the night before; review once at start, not all day.
Common questions
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What makes a strong if-then start plan?
Include clock time or anchor event, location, and one physical first action. Weak plans say work on project; strong plans say open slide deck row three and timer fifteen minutes.
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Put If-Then Task Start Plan into practice
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