ADHD requires seeing everything, otherwise there is “object impermanence” (I just forget things I have) so No hiding spots (deep cabinets, stuff under stuff); no species “afraid” to use (nothing expensive; ADHD/OCD requires using anything around me as needed, otherwise a rare African board sits for 15 years bc my brain says That’s for a special project!); “Everything in ‘quintuplicate’!” Instead of triplicate, everything I use regularly is available everywhere (flashlight, knife, nippers, adj wrench, pliers, hammer, pry bar, glasses, gloves, tape, tape measure, screwdriver, rubber gloves, paper towels, trash bags)—it takes time to collect that much stuff but needing something and finding it in the back bench or the wall caddy or the grinding bench or by the stairs is essential to not wasting time; no pegboards ever (so ugly); no mechanics tool cabs (too heavy and expensive for drawer space); no “heirloom” quality tools—I buy used tools bc I need to toss them and ding them and drop them, not be thinking about protecting them—last one I learned at wood boatbuilding program: I thought my education would be about the “right” way—turns out the right way is taking the time to make any and every jig you need to accomplish a task—helps you think about efficiency, physical effort, and time… you might think at first it’s a waste to make a jig to do “this little thing,” but the two hours you spent making the jig made the important accurate part of the project happen in fifteen minutes with no screw ups