Getting Things Done with ADD
How do you plan your day? Do you start each day knowing what you have to do and when you will do it? Do you always do the most important things first? If you’re like most ADDers, you may have a list somewhere of what you need to do today, or this week, or soon, […]
Time Management with ADHD
Surely it’s no secret that those of us with Attention Deficit Disorder have trouble managing time. For us, time is a very elastic thing that expands or contracts depending on what we’re doing. Add in the fact that we have trouble remembering things and finding things, and you can see how important the right time […]
An AD/HD Solution for Disappearing Days
Have you ever had one of those non-stop days when you ran from here to there, busy all day, and yet had nothing to show for it at the end? I bet you have. I’ve had way too many of those days myself.A while back I talked about some of the reasons we have those […]
ADHD Planning System
I got the basis of this system from a friend. It’s based on David Allen’s “Getting Things Done”. I have used a similar system in the past, outlined in the book “Sidetracked Home Executives” by Pam Young and Peggy Jones that worked very well for me. This system will take some time to set up […]
AD/HD and Disappearing Days
Last night I was out with some friends and we started talking about Attention Deficit Disorder. I don’t remember why, but I ended up sharing the story of telling my mom about my son’s ADD. I was trying to find a way for her to understand ADD, and I thought of something that happened to […]
Tips on Managing Life with AD/HD
Here are some tips that I’ve found useful in managing life with AD/HD: Set up automatic deductions for as many of your bills as you can. If you can’t do it through the company, most banks will allow you to set up automatic payments through your checking account. Use two checking accounts. On payday, have […]