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Brain dumping and being neurodivergent can lead to an instant freeze and overwhelm depending on a few factors. Today I want to share with you a few different techniques I’ve found to be very helpful to get all the things out of your brain.
Hey I’m Karalee - Productivity Strategist for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs
You may be asking what a brain dump even is. A brain dump is when you take all the tasks, projects, and things out of your brain and get them to a list.
Let’s get started with the way you process information.
Do you consider yourself a verbal or visual processor - or a combination of the 2.
I am personally a combination of the 2.
BRAIN DUMPING: VISUAL PROCESSOR
- Grab a sheet of paper or open a document.
- Brain dump, take all the thoughts, the lists, and put them on paper. It doesn’t have to remotely be organized.
You may also be saying, but I cannot get the things out of my head. Brain dumping doesn’t work.
Try this!
BRAIN DUMPING: VERBAL PROCESSOR
- Get a recording app for on the go thoughts or record yourself talking about all the things on your mind.
- You can use a transcription service like [otter.ai](http://otter.ai) to record. [if you have the free version, simply set your phone up to the computer and press record on otter and play on your device.]
- Or you can manually take notes from listening to your voice recording pausing as needed. [this mimics our frequent need to learn and process that way.]
- Create your list from there. Grab a sheet of paper or open a document.
Organizing the Brain Dump List
- Start categorizing the list. Group like things together like all admin tasks, or project tasks, whatever that looks like.
- After they are grouped together, what is the most needle moving things on it - what is something that will help you bring in income.
- Star or highlight those things.
- Use another form of special marking to mark the necessities. Like if these things aren’t done, my business doesn’t run. VIP admin tasks, lead generation, marketing.
- Prioritize these tasks!
To learn more about how I store the tasks all together in an online task management system, check out this Masterclass I did: Transform Your Stress List into Something Motivating.
I go over what we just talked about and so much more! Link to grab that free masterclass HERE.
