{"id":64144,"date":"2026-01-21T08:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/with-adhd-how-do-you-get-out-of-decision-paralysis-to-start-cleaning-and-decide-on-what-to-start-cleaning\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T08:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:01:45","slug":"with-adhd-how-do-you-get-out-of-decision-paralysis-to-start-cleaning-and-decide-on-what-to-start-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/with-adhd-how-do-you-get-out-of-decision-paralysis-to-start-cleaning-and-decide-on-what-to-start-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"With ADHD how do you get out of decision paralysis to start cleaning and decide on what to start cleaning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Madhavi C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">There are small and big steps that help ensure the space gets organized. Small steps like setting a reminder and choosing one specific spot are important. Big steps like accepting that all of the mess was not cleaned, or letting go of excuses and accepting that both alternatives are a challenge is also important. The alternatives being cleaning now or cleaning later.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-3742245361\"><div id=\"thefa-47141299\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Stop procrastinating. It's time to take charge of your life.<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Delores U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I pick up a cleaning tool and then make my way from one thing to the next, whatever my eye catches in the moment. Once I start, it gets easier to continue with the other things.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Jon N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Unfortunately I don\u2019t have a concrete plan, but one thing I try to do to help myself focus on cleaning is to tell myself out loud, over and over, the directive to do so. Having someone tell me what to do seems to help, but if you don\u2019t have anyone, you\u2019ll be forced to do it yourself.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madhavi C. There are small and big steps that help ensure the space gets organized. Small steps like setting a reminder and choosing one specific spot are important. Big steps like accepting that all of the mess was not cleaned, or letting go of excuses and accepting that both alternatives are a challenge is also important. The alternatives being cleaning now or cleaning later. 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