Voting with Executive Dysfunction

the-bi-writer:

Some advice about voting from someone w/ADHD:

Do you want to vote, but feel overwhelmed when you look at a voting guide? Me too, my man. Good news though:

1. There are simple, plain-language voting guides online that break ballot measures into bullet points. Google “progressive voting guide for [your city/state]” to see what I mean. 

2. (And this is important): Voting isn’t all-or-nothing. If you literally only have the mental energy to vote on one thing, you should still vote. 

You don’t have the brain space/ability to slog through the information for every single ballot measure? That’s okay. Vote anyway. 

It’s totally fine to leave things blank. Is there even a single issue or candidate that you want to vote on? That one issue/candidate is enough. Get thee to a voting booth, and do your thing. 

Oh, and don’t be hard on yourself about the rest. Celebrate the fact that you got out there and voted the best you could.

tl;dr Vote within your abilities, and don’t guilt trip yourself for not filling out your ballot 100%. It’s better to vote on some things, than not vote at all. 

Just do what you can, and let that be enough.