Description

A flexible work planner designed for AuDHD brains

Workplaces can be demanding, and traditional productivity systems often assume that your energy, focus and capacity remain consistent from one day to the next.

The AuDHD Work Dashboard for Google Sheets is designed differently.

Instead of asking you to force yourself through the same routine every day, it helps you choose a realistic way of working based on your current capacity. You can plan low-energy days, create structure when your brain feels scattered and protect deeper focus when you have the energy for it.

This is not just a task list. It is a connected ADHD work organization system for managing tasks, projects, meetings, transitions, communication and recovery throughout the workday.

Use the system to

• choose a workday mode that matches your actual capacity;
• select one current focus instead of treating everything as equally urgent;
• match tasks to your available energy;
• record sensory load and support needs;
• define the next tiny step for difficult tasks;
• create a realistic “good-enough” version of a task;
• separate genuine deadlines from pressure and perceived urgency;
• park distracting thoughts without losing them;
• prepare for difficult task transitions;
• clarify vague assignments and hidden expectations;
• record decisions and follow-ups after meetings;
• keep track of completed and invisible work;
• use ready-made communication scripts;
• complete a gentler end-of-day shutdown.

Three workday modes

The dashboard includes three capacity-based modes.

Low-friction mode

For days when energy is limited, transitions feel difficult or the workday already feels noisy.

The system encourages you to choose one quick win, reduce unnecessary decisions and count visible progress. A small step or a quick win often helps jumpstart the day when you’re feeling low.

Steady routine mode

For days when you can work but too many decisions will drain your energy.

This mode helps you choose one structured task and one manageable administrative follow-up. Afterwards, you can continue with another steady routine mode task, move to deep focus mode or downscale to low-friction mode if needed.

Deep-focus mode

For days when you have a clearer focus window and fewer interruptions.

This mode supports protecting one focused work block before opening messages or switching between smaller tasks. You can always change the energy mode if needed.

What is included

You will receive a Google Sheets Work System containing 19 connected tabs and support sections:

1. Start Here
2. Dashboard
3. Tasks
4. Task Breakdown
5. Parked Thoughts
6. Work Log
7. Check-Ins
8. Meetings
9. Support Tools
10. Shutdown Log
11. Settings
12. Workday Modes
13. Projects
14. Communication Scripts
15. Urgency Filter
16. Transition Support
17. Work Clarity Check
18. Templates & Prompts
19. Database Library

You will also receive a 15-page illustrated PDF user guide covering setup, navigation, daily use, colour coding and troubleshooting.

ADHD-friendly task management

The Tasks section allows you to organize work using information that is often missing from ordinary planners, including:

• energy level;
• sensory load;
• current focus;
• priority;
• urgency type;
• work type;
• next tiny step;
• good-enough version;
• due date;
• status.

Conditional colour coding makes it easier to scan your task list and recognize current-focus tasks, completed work, overdue deadlines, waiting items and high support needs.

Built-in workplace support tools

The workbook includes dedicated tools for common executive-function and communication difficulties.

Task Breakdown

Turn an overwhelming task into a clearer outcome, a tiny first step and a realistic good-enough version.

Parked Thoughts/Brain Dump

Capture ideas, worries and unrelated tasks without interrupting your current work.

Transition Support

Plan a buffer, save the open loop and identify the first visible step before switching tasks.

Work Clarity Check

Untangle vague requests, hidden expectations and “What do they actually want?” moments.

Urgency Filter

Separate real deadlines from visibility pressure, other people’s urgency and unclear expectations.

Communication Scripts

Use adaptable wording for clarification, boundaries, deadlines, follow-ups and workplace communication.

Meetings

Record decisions, deliverables, waiting points, clarification needs and the next physical action.

Work Log

Keep evidence of the work you completed, including small, administrative and often invisible tasks. Not necessarily to show management, but to remind yourself that you didn’t ‘do nothing’ all day.

Shutdown Log

End the day by recording what is finished, what remains open and what your future self needs to know.

Designed for

This system may be especially helpful for:

• adults with ADHD;
• autistic adults;
• AuDHD adults;
• people with executive-function difficulties;
• people who experience fluctuating energy or sensory capacity;
• remote workers and hybrid workers;
• freelancers and self-employed people;
• employees managing several projects or responsibilities;
• people who find rigid planners difficult to maintain;
• anyone who needs more support than a standard to-do list provides.

You do not need a formal diagnosis to use this product.

Digital product details

• Google Sheets-compatible spreadsheet
• 19 connected tabs
• 15-page PDF user guide
• reusable for ongoing personal use
• editable sample content
• instant digital download
• English-language product
• no physical item included

How it works

1. Purchase and download the supplied files.
2. Open the spreadsheet file.
3. Upload it to Google Drive.
4. Open it using Google Sheets.
5. Save your copy before editing.
6. Read the included Start Here tab and PDF user guide.
7. Replace the sample content with your own work information.

Some formatting may look slightly different when opened in spreadsheet programs other than Google Sheets.

Important information

This product is a self-management and organization tool. It is not medical treatment, therapy, workplace legal advice or a substitute for professional support.

The system is intended for individual personal use. Purchase does not include permission to resell, redistribute, share, reproduce or use the files to create products for sale.

Because this is a digital download, returns and exchanges are generally not available once the files have been accessed. Assistance is available if you experience a genuine problem with the files.