{"id":29366,"date":"2025-06-10T09:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=29366"},"modified":"2025-06-10T09:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:25:56","slug":"how-to-improve-executive-functioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=29366","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve Executive Functioning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Conditions like A.D.H.D. and autism can make starting and completing tasks feel impossible, but experts say there are workarounds.<\/p>\n

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The pomodoro technique. Power poses. Planners. Denise Daskal has tried them all, searching for the right strategy to improve her executive functioning, or the mental skills used to manage time and pursue goals.<\/p>\n

Ms. Daskal has spent hours hunting through TikTok, reading books and taking classes to become better organized and more focused both at work and in her personal life. But the long list of strategies, while somewhat helpful, has felt exhausting, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mind breaks a bit when I get overwhelmed and I have too much coming at me all at once,\u201d said Ms. Daskal, 63, who lives in Dearborn, Mich., and was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder a few years ago.<\/p>\n

Conditions like A.D.H.D., autism, obsessive compulsive disorder and depression can impede executive functioning; so can the period of life when women transition in and out of menopause. Life circumstances such as parenting young children, getting a bad night\u2019s sleep or even missing a meal can scramble a person\u2019s ability to focus and complete tasks, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Here\u2019s how to understand executive functioning, and figure out which coping strategies might work for you.<\/p>\n