Great content as always. Thanks Naomi and Todoist team. Been using the app for the past few months and it's dramatically transformed my ability to concentrate, prioritise, and generally just get stuff done. Cheers!
Thank you Naomi, You are a godsend! Your articles are so helpful & insightful and such a genuine source of practical help for a person like I who probably spends a little too much time 'in my head' and not enough time with 'my hands' getting the right things done and not just doing things right. Thank you for being generous with your time and insights...
As a nurse with ADHD, I use Todoist to try and prompt breaks/hydration to avoid mental fatigue or 'compassion fatigue' as it can present as for health professionals. Love the videos, great advice communicated clearly :)
Wow! Thanks a lot for explaining me why I have such a fatigue, I haven't realized that this mental fog was due my brain demands all of that energy doing my job (and get worse after my workout sessions at gym or running 🥲). I definetively will follow your tips 🙌🏻
I hope the break was good for you and your family. My break is just coming to an end and my family has said I have been more present than usual (they didn't use that jargon but I understood it that way). Todoist is partly to credit for that - thank you!
Here's a 10-point summary if you have ADHD 1) The brain requires 10x more energy than other organs despite being only 2% of body weight, making mental fatigue a physiological reality rather than a moral failing 2) Mental fatigue manifests as brain fog, difficulty concentrating, taking longer on simple tasks, and increased irritability with minor annoyances 3) There are two types: acute fatigue (short-term, relieved by rest) and chronic fatigue (longer-term, can lead to burnout) 4) Physical causes include poor sleep and diet, while cognitive causes include intense focus for too long or trying to juggle too many tasks simultaneously 5) Nutrition is crucial - the brain needs proper fuel through a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats 6) Quality sleep (7-9 hours) and proper hydration are essential for optimal brain function 7) Exercise has been proven through numerous studies to positively impact mental health and cognitive function 8) Getting tasks out of your head and into a system (digital or paper) helps reduce cognitive load and mental fatigue 9) Time blocking and setting boundaries (learning to say no) are effective strategies for managing cognitive load 10) Regular breaks and limiting multitasking are important - techniques like Pomodoro (25 minutes work, 5 minutes break) can help structure this effectively
This video was a great reminder to practice mindfulness throughout the day! Lately, I've been feeling anxious juggling all my daily tasks, and it's been a struggle to stay on top of everything. It would be really nice a video about it.
I'll add an important reason for mental fatigue I heard from Dr. K (Dr. Alok Kanojia) and that is the Action Success Calculation - our brain calculates if it's worth to do something: (benefit minus cost) * likelihood of success. If we think for ex. something is high effort low reward, our brain will save that energy by sending us a tiredness signal. So make sure you understand the benefits of doing a thing, don't overestimate the cost - you can break the amorphous task - that will seem impossible to our brain - down into smaller tasks etc.
Love your videos - so engaging and fun. Spot on with your timing too as this morning my brain and body wouldn't get going and it was only after lunch that I forced myself to get with the programme and crack on. The reason? Poor sleep last night and a very tiring day yesterday with a dental appointment and coppicing trees for volunteer work I do most of the afternoon. Wishing you a restful family vacation.
Great video. I would like to use Todoist as a calendar, but the task disappears when I mark it as complete. I would like it to stay just marked out with a line. That would make the calendar more useful for me.
I have one take: instead of saying “No,” learn to say “Can I think about it and get to you later?” - and then say no. Let’s face it: saying no is hard. Especially to ourselves. But, if we have the “no” mindset, we say no, but that “no” follows us for the rest of the day. Thinking about and understanding WHY I have to say no is one of the best things I’ve learned. It’s good for me - I know why I’m going to have to drop something. And it’s good for others - they empathize, understand my side, and respect me more because I stopped to try to help. Try this next time :)
Dear Doist - I have tried contracting you on various platforms, but you have no direct contact info. I canceled my account a while ago and you insist on debiting me every month. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE GET BACK TO ME AND REFUND ME!
Great content as always. Thanks Naomi and Todoist team. Been using the app for the past few months and it's dramatically transformed my ability to concentrate, prioritise, and generally just get stuff done. Cheers!
Thank you Naomi, You are a godsend! Your articles are so helpful & insightful and such a genuine source of practical help for a person like I who probably spends a little too much time 'in my head' and not enough time with 'my hands' getting the right things done and not just doing things right. Thank you for being generous with your time and insights...
As a nurse with ADHD, I use Todoist to try and prompt breaks/hydration to avoid mental fatigue or 'compassion fatigue' as it can present as for health professionals. Love the videos, great advice communicated clearly :)
Wow! Thanks a lot for explaining me why I have such a fatigue, I haven't realized that this mental fog was due my brain demands all of that energy doing my job (and get worse after my workout sessions at gym or running 🥲). I definetively will follow your tips 🙌🏻
I hope the break was good for you and your family. My break is just coming to an end and my family has said I have been more present than usual (they didn't use that jargon but I understood it that way). Todoist is partly to credit for that - thank you!
Here's a 10-point summary if you have ADHD
1) The brain requires 10x more energy than other organs despite being only 2% of body weight, making mental fatigue a physiological reality rather than a moral failing
2) Mental fatigue manifests as brain fog, difficulty concentrating, taking longer on simple tasks, and increased irritability with minor annoyances
3) There are two types: acute fatigue (short-term, relieved by rest) and chronic fatigue (longer-term, can lead to burnout)
4) Physical causes include poor sleep and diet, while cognitive causes include intense focus for too long or trying to juggle too many tasks simultaneously
5) Nutrition is crucial - the brain needs proper fuel through a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats
6) Quality sleep (7-9 hours) and proper hydration are essential for optimal brain function
7) Exercise has been proven through numerous studies to positively impact mental health and cognitive function
8) Getting tasks out of your head and into a system (digital or paper) helps reduce cognitive load and mental fatigue
9) Time blocking and setting boundaries (learning to say no) are effective strategies for managing cognitive load
10) Regular breaks and limiting multitasking are important - techniques like Pomodoro (25 minutes work, 5 minutes break) can help structure this effectively
This video was a great reminder to practice mindfulness throughout the day! Lately, I've been feeling anxious juggling all my daily tasks, and it's been a struggle to stay on top of everything. It would be really nice a video about it.
I'll add an important reason for mental fatigue I heard from Dr. K (Dr. Alok Kanojia) and that is the Action Success Calculation - our brain calculates if it's worth to do something: (benefit minus cost) * likelihood of success. If we think for ex. something is high effort low reward, our brain will save that energy by sending us a tiredness signal. So make sure you understand the benefits of doing a thing, don't overestimate the cost - you can break the amorphous task - that will seem impossible to our brain - down into smaller tasks etc.
Congratulations! Excellent video 👏for time management gurus with overwhelming to-do lists. Thank you and also thanks Todoist 👍
great video, always look forward to hearing from Naomi, thanks
Great video. Can’t wait for time blocking with an outlook calendar.
awesome video, i am going to hydrate myself. : )
Love your videos - so engaging and fun. Spot on with your timing too as this morning my brain and body wouldn't get going and it was only after lunch that I forced myself to get with the programme and crack on. The reason? Poor sleep last night and a very tiring day yesterday with a dental appointment and coppicing trees for volunteer work I do most of the afternoon. Wishing you a restful family vacation.
Thank you for this video. I really needed to hear this right now. The feature to add tasks from your phone looks fantastic!
Great tips! Daily journaling is also a great tool to deal with these type of challenges.
Where are the links you mentioned? P.S. Great presentation.
this is exactly what I needed in my life at this moment. Thank you so much for all of these wonderful videos that you share from Todoist!
Thank you for acknowledging and addressing this!
Great video. I would like to use Todoist as a calendar, but the task disappears when I mark it as complete. I would like it to stay just marked out with a line. That would make the calendar more useful for me.
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I have one take: instead of saying “No,” learn to say “Can I think about it and get to you later?” - and then say no.
Let’s face it: saying no is hard. Especially to ourselves.
But, if we have the “no” mindset, we say no, but that “no” follows us for the rest of the day.
Thinking about and understanding WHY I have to say no is one of the best things I’ve learned.
It’s good for me - I know why I’m going to have to drop something.
And it’s good for others - they empathize, understand my side, and respect me more because I stopped to try to help.
Try this next time :)
Dear Doist - I have tried contracting you on various platforms, but you have no direct contact info. I canceled my account a while ago and you insist on debiting me every month. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE GET BACK TO ME AND REFUND ME!
Hey @katateampt, this sounds terribly frustrating. Please email me at naomi@doist.com and I'll see how I can help you.
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