Always too late

I am *always* too late. I add 15 to 30 minutes to travel time and I still mess up. I have come a very long way, with trying to put stuff in place the day before leaving (like packing my work bag the evening before). But it just seems that whenever I do something like that, I'll fill it up with something else, or I'll take more time than usually on a standard task. I really don't like being late, but people start to expect it now, which doesn't help cause external motivation is always a nice thing for me 😅 Any tips?

spiderplantt

3mo

I, too, struggle with this. For me it's the time blindness - I never really know how long certain things take, like how long will it take me to brush my teeth and get out the door? A lot longer than I think it will, but it's hard to remember that when I'm planning my days. I am experimenting with telling myself it will take an obscene amount of time to get ready. Like, an hour to pack up and get ready to leave. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Reminding myself that if I think something will take 30 minutes, to give myself 90.

meOOow

3mo

This use to be me. Everyone always expected it, even had an ex tell me an event started a half hour earlier then it did so I actually ended up showing up on time. I always add and extra 15 minutes to how long I think I will take to get ready and I set 3 different alarms or reminders. The first goes off when I need to get up and start getting ready. The second goes off 5-10 minutes before I have to leave, letting me know it’s time to hurry up, and the third when I need to be heading out the door. I always add extra time to my expected commute and expected getting ready time too. Since starting this I’ve been actually pretty good at being on time to things recently

lesbkind

3mo

Ok, hi 👋🏽 I have a solution to being a late and time management. It’s kind of a life hack. I use to be late all the time everywhere especially work no matter how hard I tried taking accountability on the time of travel and getting ready etc. Till one day I was tired of living my life in a rush and having anxiety because of it and ruining my whole day because of it. Now I’m the best with time management. Here’s the hack. Go to work at 9am ? That’s on your time sheet you need to be there at that time… but you like coffee or morning errands like me starbie run.. I tell myself the night before I got to work at 8 am. By 7:30 I’m out grabbing Starbs by 6am I’m getting ready and I live at peace with myself and so forth.. tell yourself that it’s earlier than it is at least an hour depending on distance if close an hour if far two hours in advance and believe that your late if your on time.

adhdkitten

3mo

This is me. I wish I had a solution

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