Transition Cue Cards

Physical cue cards that help you switch tasks without losing the plot.

How to use it

Write the current task on one card, the next task on another.
Physically swap cards when switching.
Put the “next” card where you will see it.

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Print at 100% / Actual size and set margins to None. Turn on borderless printing if your printer offers it — the card is designed to bleed to the edge of the paper.

Add cut lines and centre it on a full sheet (A4 or Letter)

Preview — prints at exactly 3 × 5 in (76 × 127 mm).

Transition Cue Cards

Physical cue cards that help you switch tasks without losing the plot

1Write the current task on one card, the next task on another.
2Physically swap cards when switching.
3Put the “next” card where you will see it.

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Cut along the dashed line. Check that your print dialog says 100 percent, not “Fit to page”.

Transitions are invisible to ADHD brains. Make them physical.

When to reach for this

Physical cue cards that help you switch tasks without losing the plot.

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