A practical executive functioning workbook for high school students, college students, young adults, and adults. Covers task initiation, time management, planning, working memory, emotional regulation, self-monitoring, organization, and the Sticky Brain Reset.
Executive Functioning Skills: High School & Up is designed for high school students, college students, young adults, and adults who struggle with procrastination, time blindness, organization, follow-through, emotional flooding, or feeling overwhelmed by daily demands. It teaches executive functioning as a skill set that can be supported with external systems, practice, and self-understanding.
This workbook can be used on its own or as a companion to Sticky Brain Studio’s executive functioning skills course. It is also part of the broader EF collection with Kids and Middle School editions available.
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING WORKBOOK · HIGH SCHOOL & UP
This workbook helps students and adults build practical tools for task initiation, time management, planning, working memory, emotional regulation, self-monitoring, and organization.
The Sticky Brain Reset
A five-step framework for when your brain will not cooperate: pause and regulate, identify the smallest step, commit to five minutes, check in mid-way, and recognize completion.
Task Initiation
Tools for getting started when the brain says “not yet,” including the 5-Minute Start, setting the stage, and body doubling.
Time Management
Strategies for making time visible, using timers, reality-checking plans, and reducing time blindness.
Planning and Prioritizing
Helps users break big tasks into smaller steps, identify what matters most, and create realistic plans.
Working Memory
Supports remembering instructions, steps, assignments, and daily tasks with external systems instead of relying on mental storage alone.
Emotional Regulation and Self-Monitoring
Tools for noticing emotional overwhelm, pausing before reacting, checking whether you are still on track, and adjusting without shame.
Organization
Practical support for organizing materials, tasks, spaces, routines, and systems in ways that match the brain using them.
This workbook is a psychoeducational resource and is not a substitute for ADHD evaluation, learning evaluation, mental health treatment, school accommodations, occupational therapy, crisis care, or individualized clinical support.