35 yrld swdev here. I've dealt with this for as long as I recall, I can focus on the task at hand (if I don't randomly forget what I'm doing in the middle of i

35 yrld swdev here. I've dealt with this for as long as I recall, I can focus on the task at hand (if I don't randomly forget what I'm doing in the middle of it) but anything that came before or is coming in the future.. Very slight chance.. I'm not really coping with it though.. My "system" for getting things done in a not idiotic way is very slow, and very verbose and only works if I'm alone and undistracted. 1. List all the things I can remember I need to do (literally, open vim and type them in). 2. Prioritize the list (things that should be done first goes to top) 3. Group the list by things that can be done near each other (in space and time) 4. For each group, I try to imagine myself doing them, seeing if one should come before the next. 5. Get distracted by squirrel and forget about list for a while. 6. Try to imagine carrying objects to and from the tasks, can I carry it all, should I go twice? Do I need the same object for multiple tasks ? Can those tasks be done one after the other before putting away object? 7. Create checklist on my phone with the order. 8. Do the first thing on the list. 9. Forget I have the checklist, do something else 10. Suddenly remember I have the checklist and try doing the first thing again.. oh it was done, check it off and do the next.. Forget objects. It's a mess. Leave keys hanging in door for half the day. The "simulation" part of my brain works pretty well on code, but it's terrible in almost all other areas, my "plans" are often to literally "go there, and look around until the idea of what to do next pops into my head".