I have executive dysfunction, and it's very much a problem. I'm extremely disorganized and incapable of establishing any system or organization. I'm also not so great at keeping track of everything I need to complete. I try making lists, but then I often can't think of all the things I need to do at the time I'm writing the list, if it occurs to me to make a list at all. Thus, there might be crucial items missing from my to-do list. Additionally, there's a decent chance I'll wind up misplacing the list somewhere, and be unable to find it when I need it.
I'm also not so great with keeping in mind a mental list of the sequence of steps necessary for successfully completing a task, and I always seem to forget some crucial steps.
Additionally, I have problems with thinking on my feet. When I'm in a situation requiring quick decisions and/or actions, I may freeze up, so someone else in the situation winds up figuring out what needs to be done while I'm stuck in, "Oh, no, what do I do next?" mode. I also might act without thinking things through, and make decisions, only to realize too late that said decisions make no sense whatsoever and any witnesses now think that I'm a complete idiot with not an ounce of common sense. This is not entirely accurate -- I do have common sense. Unfortunately, said common sense sometimes catches up to me just a little too late -- right after I've mishandled a situation in some brutally obvious way.
I could go on, but I think people get the idea. My life is pretty scattered and disorganized, and I've pretty much given up on trying to manage many aspects on my life. Executive function is very much a problem for me.
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"And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad./ The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had."