Evernote Managed My ADHD and Anxiety

I'm a lists person. I write lists in notebooks, on post-its, emails to myself, etc. I use lists to help manage racing thoughts and a hyperactive mind caused by ADHD and Anxiety. After jotting down my thoughts, I feel a great sense of relief because I can let go of that thought and the anxiety it brings. Problem is, these lists never get compiled or I end up losing them. That's why I'm in love with Evernote.

Evernote is a service that helps you organize your lists into Notebooks and within those are notes which contain yours lists, or virtually any other content you can think of including pictures and other text. I use it to not only manage my thoughts, but store my recipes, important documents, and conversations. Now you might say that is possible with Word or some other software or app, but can those synch your notes in so many different places....automatically!

Evernote has it all: a smartphone app, tablet app, desktop software, and an online component. It uses cloud technology to store your data and make sure it is accessible, immediately, from all of your devices. Which means when you have an idea, no need to write it down and add it to an existing list later, just update that list now.

A few cool features of Evernote is the ability to create searchable tags, share notebooks with friends, family, or co-workers, post notes to social networking sites, record voice memos, import and export files, and simply the formatting of cluttered pages clipped from the web.

Not to mention, Evernote has a ton of add-ons that can help you use it even more effectively. For instance, you can clip web content straight into Evernote, which is especially helpful when saving articles you want to read later. Or how about the ability to scan a document using your smartphone's camera and save it to Evernote as text. It comes in really handy when saving things like wine labels to remember to buy at a later date. Evernote can even take RSS feed articles and save them for later reference.

Here are just a few ideas on how you can use Evernote: as a recipe book, a journal, a party organizer, a vacation planning tool, a to-do list, a filing system, a grocery list, a Christmas shopping guide (sizes, etc.)....and the list goes on.

I can't thank Evernote enough for bringing my cluttered mind some organization and peace.