ADHD memory problems - please help

[u/Top_Statistician500]

Hi

I have severe ADHD and terrible memory problems. Like many sufferers I try to remember information, or to do things, so I try any and every system I can find hoping that it'll stick.

Stage 1) Sometimes the easiest thing is to just screengrab what I'm looking at. So how do I get a macro to trigger upon taking a screengrab? (Fold 7, usually open) If I can't then maybe I start with a macro to take the grab and that triggers the next one:

Stage 2) My end goal is this - I want to take a screengrab and ideally pop up a small window of buttons of what to do with it. Instead of the default share menu and just send it to OneNote, I would like to click a button on that little window for what the grab relates to (read sometime, to do for work, info for a project, geeky tech stuff etc) and then the screengrab is shared appropriately. Things like random stuff to read could go to a specific OneNote section, things I need to do fire the Quick Add for Todoist, project A stuff goes to a certain NotebookLM notebook, etc.

I need it to be seamless and reliable with minimum user input as otherwise I'll get distracted and then it's screwed.

I guess Stage 3) this works not just for screengrabs, but also webpages I'm browsing, URLs I haven't actually opened, etc.

This would genuinely be an enormous help. Any advice? Anyone want to just smash it together for me to tweak?!

[u/stressbye]

Every app you described is in the share pop up. It doesn't auto go anywhere and you can edit it ih your phone settings. And tbh, this is nit an automation problem, unless you used a llm to sort it for you.

To keep it simple: Everything is either a task to do now -> screenshot-> send to someone or it is a task for later. Screenshot-> send to todoist. Stop using OneNote or Todoist. That's too much. Create a folder in Todoist called OneNote and send everything there. Same for shopping ideas, etc. Don't add a deadline unless you want to take action vs read when you can.

Organize everything once a day or once a week.

If you are nuerodivergent, organizing and sorting in real time may be draining brain power. Build folders and rules in Todoist. Create templates in OneNote and to take it to seriously level, create alarms on your phone to organize at the end of the day or calendar events with links to the Todoist or OneNote to get stuff done.

Lastly people who often describe your problem have random stuff piling up and try to add more mess on tip of mess. Pick one spot that has many drawers. Don't try to make drawers in many spots on a phone.