Your planning style
Choose a finish line before expanding a new project. A completed exercise or rough paragraph is easier to recognize than “make progress” on a whole ambition.
Plan a return while the next step is clear: “After lunch tomorrow, open the sketch and add the background”. Specific if–then plans can support following through.
What you bring
A first attempt gives you something concrete to learn from. Use that willingness on an experiment small enough that changing direction is affordable.
Afterward, note what worked and what you’d try next. An idea doesn’t need to become a lasting commitment for the attempt to have value.
What to watch for
When a new idea arrives, decide what happens to the current one: continue, pause with a return note, or stop. Leaving everything half-open makes your commitments harder to see.
Compare progress with the small finish you chose. “Draft finished; needs one example” is enough to identify the next move, even when the excitement has faded.
3 small things to try
Make the first version tiny. Choose something you could finish in one sitting.
Leave a breadcrumb. Before stopping, write the very next step so returning takes less effort.
Finish one loop. Close a small piece before opening another project.
ADHD-friendly ways to stay on track
Make progress visible before the excitement fades. Split the project into small finishes you can check off, such as one rough paragraph or one completed exercise.
Stop with the next step written down and the materials easy to find. Try a short work period followed by a break, then adjust the length to what you can manage. You don’t have to finish the whole project in one burst.
Research behind these suggestions
This quiz is just for fun and self-reflection. It doesn’t define your personality or provide a diagnosis or medical advice. Take what feels useful and leave the rest.
Make it yours in Interval.
Capture a new project as a task with a short note, then put just its first step in your calendar.
Start with one small thing
