"An acronym for "didn't organize, only moved," a DOOM pile could be a junk drawer with receipts, bills and other papers you've put off sorting. It could be a cardboard box in the corner of your bedroom full of desk clutter from your old job and other things you forgot you owned. For many with ADHD ― or others who stare down DOOM piles and feel overwhelmed ― it's easy to default to a less-than-ideal solution to all that organizational chaos: tossing."
"Cate Osborn, an author and ADHD advocate and educator, has tossed her DOOM pile and said she knows plenty of others in the ADHD community who've done the same thing. "It's not something that I would brag about or say that I'm particularly proud of, but I do know what it's like to be so completely overwhelmed that it's easier to say 'you know what, I don't need any of this' and just throw everything away.""
""I'll say, 'OK, I'll set this bin of stuff aside and go through it later,' but because I also struggle with task prioritization and management and working memory, I keep forgetting about the box until I see the box, and often when I see the box, I'm in the middle of another task, so it sits for longer,' Osborn explained. Finally, days, maybe weeks later, she'll go through the box, only to experience choice paralysis:""
A DOOM pile, short for "didn't organize, only moved," often consists of unsorted receipts, papers, boxes or desk clutter postponed for later. Individuals with ADHD frequently feel overwhelmed by such piles and may resort to tossing items to avoid the stress of sorting. Difficulty with task prioritization, management and working memory contributes to forgetting about set-aside bins until they become burdensome. Delays in revisiting stored clutter lead to choice paralysis when deciding what to keep, with the risk of discarding needed items and experiencing emotional and practical consequences from impulsive decluttering.
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