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A wearable task tracker with a reward

Externalize working memory onto your body: write your five high-priority daily tasks on cheap rubber bracelets, wear all five, move one into a bowl as each task is done, and reward yourself when the bowl fills up.

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A to-do list that lives on paper or a screen is easy to lose or never look at; a body-worn cue can’t be lost. Plan the day’s tasks the night before, write the five highest-priority ones onto individual cheap rubber bracelets, and put all five on in the morning. As you finish each task, take off the corresponding bracelet and drop it into a bowl. When the bowl is full (all five done), reward yourself — for example, buy yourself something off a wishlist.

The design does two ADHD-friendly things at once: it externalizes working memory into a physical, always-visible cue on your wrist, and it gamifies completion with a tangible removal action plus a built-in dopamine reward. Keeping the list to five and acting it out physically also sidesteps the overwhelm of an open-ended task pile.

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A A — strongest evidence: meta-analyses or RCTs directly confirm it works (or, for diagnostic tools, strong validation of accuracy).
B B — good evidence: a single RCT, or a strong mechanism with supporting studies.
C C — weak / preliminary: a plausible mechanism, but few direct, controlled tests.
D D — no evidence: theory or isolated anecdotes, no studies.
Applies to: ADHD AuDHD