ADDed Perspective Blog

I can safely say that all of the strategies that I suggest have been used successfully by the people whom I serve in my practice and through my writing.

Some of them may work for you, and some of them may not. The only way you will find out what works best for you is to try out the strategies that you think make sense in terms of how you think you operate best. Then give yourself sufficient time to experiment. After a sufficient period of time, assess what is working and what is not working. When necessary, modify what you are doing.

The key to successfully reaching your goals is acknowledging that not everything you try will work well for you at first. Knowing that you will certainly have occasional setbacks and being able to bounce back from them will keep you Read More

Do you know how you spend your time? Many with ADD find that time is somewhat elusive. That is, there is now and not now (later). The first step in getting a handle on time is to discover how you are spending it now.

Dr. Neil Fiore, in his book, THE NOW HABIT,  suggest keeping a log for at least  three days of how you actually spend your time. After doing this, you can better understand where you time is going, and make an informed decisions about how you want to spend your time.

To do this, divide the day into segments that make sense for you. Below is an example of how “Tammy”  spent her day.

After she notes all of her activities, she assigns the activities an “A” most important, “B” important or “C” least important, as suggested by Alan Lakein in his book, How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life. By doing this she can see where she  is making Read More