ADHD made me build a notebook ecosystem.

@aubreeitsfine

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Aubree's ADHD planning system

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Why it worked

The post resonates by addressing a common pain point (difficulty with planning systems due to ADHD) and offering a relatable, personalized solution. It uses a soft sell by showcasing a curated system and explaining the 'why' behind its effectiveness, making it feel like helpful advice rather than a direct advertisement.

Summary

The creator shares her "notebook ecosystem" designed to work with her ADHD brain, explaining how she moved away from dated planners to an undated system and organized her notes into different "brain buckets." She highlights a specific traveler's journal and notebook setup that has finally stuck with her.

Structure

1Introduction to the ADHD-inspired notebook ecosystem
2The problem with traditional planners and the solution of an undated system
3Introducing the 'brain buckets' and specific notebooks used
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Abandoned more planners than I can count and it was never a discipline problem — it was a system problem.

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The creator promotes her own ADHD-friendly planning system, which involves a trifold traveler's journal and various notebooks, inspired by a high-end brand but sourced from an Etsy maker. The creator's Substack is linked in her bio.

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Follow along if this is your kind of chaos.

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ADHD made me build a notebook ecosystem. Here's everything I learned so you don't have to spiral. SWIPE The notebook ecosystem that finally works for my ADHD brain. START HERE It started with Louise Carmen Louise Carmen makes the most beautiful handmade notebooks on the internet. The softest leather that smells like a fever dream. She is also not cheap. So I found an Etsy maker doing a trifold A5 traveler's journal in the same energy. Same leather patina. Same "I cannot believe I own this" feeling. Fraction of the price. The real problem I was actually solving Every January I buy a new planner convinced this is the year. By February I've missed three days and the guilt spiral means I never open it again. The dates are a trap. An undated system means you can't fall behind. You just pick up where you left off. The brain buckets The trifold holds everything. An undated vertical notebook for my calendar. Two Kokuyo Me notebooks — one for my full time job, one for freelance. Two more for general notes. A little pouch for sticky notes. Different notebooks for different parts of my brain. Nothing fighting for the same space. Why this one actually stuck The leather gets better the more you use it. It develops a patina. It smells incredible. It feels like something worth maintaining (which, if you have ADHD, is not a small thing). You actually want to come back to it. Hi, I'm Aubree ADHD creative chronic side quester accidental thrift addict follow along if this is your kind of chaos.