There's a list somewhere.
Maybe it's on paper, scribbled in the margins of a notebook you haven't opened in weeks. Maybe it's in an app with notifications you've learned to ignore. Maybe it's just in your head — a rotating carousel of tasks, half-remembered, constantly shifting.
Things you meant to do. Things you started. Things you forgot. Things you remembered at 2 AM and then forgot again by morning.
The list never ends. And that's not your fault.
ADHD brains collect tasks like magnets collect metal. Everything sticks. Nothing falls off naturally. Your brain says yes to things before checking if there's room. It makes plans without consulting your energy. It adds to the pile without ever clearing it.
And then you look at the pile and feel crushed.
Here's the thing nobody tells you: you're not supposed to finish the list. The list isn't a finish line. It's a container. It holds possibilities. It doesn't demand completion.
The goal isn't to clear it. The goal is to pick one thing.
Not the most important thing. Not the thing you should do. Just one thing you can do. Right now. Today.
Maybe it's small. Maybe it's been on the list for months. Maybe it takes five minutes or five hours. Doesn't matter. Just pick one thing and do it.
When it's done, stop. Don't immediately grab the next thing. Let yourself feel the completion. Let your brain register that something got finished.
Then, if you want, pick another. Or don't. One thing is enough.
The rest can wait. The rest will always wait. The list will still be there tomorrow, and the day after, and next month. It's not going anywhere.
But neither are you. You're still here, still trying, still showing up.
That matters more than any list.
This is ADHD FM. One thing is enough. Let the list sit.