ADHD Time Management

“Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.” ~Unknown When I read this quote, a lot of questions starting running though my head: What does this say about perfectionist tendencies? How does limiting the scope of what we do help to accomplish what is important? How does focusing on becoming better in a few areas, rather than many, help us feel more successful? How does doing too much lead to a feeling of being overwhelmed? How can we apply, “need to know basis,” to what we choose to focus on at any one time? I am sure that I could come up with more questions, but I think that is enough for now. What other questions occur to you? What really resonated for…

At some point most of us have had to deal with a computer that is running too slowly. So, typically, we clean the hard drive in order for the computer to run faster and smother; the idea is to create extra free space. First, we analyze our hard drive, and then decide what items to keep and what items to delete. When you have AD/HD and your brain is full of information, like tasks and ideas, you may feel overwhelmed when faced with making these decisions when it comes to your life. When you do make these choices, though, you will be amazed at the extra free space. We all are faced with too many options. Thinking about today, I could: meet with clients, clean…

We can choose how we spend our time, even more than some of us are willing to recognize. In doing so, we may also need to decide how much control we are willing to give up in order to do what is most important to us with our time. That is, we may be able to make a change, but may choose not to because that is not how we want to spend our time. Remember, we cannot do it all! I know that you know that your time is limited. My question for you is: What do you want to control and where are you willing to give up control? It is your time… This idea is captured beautifully by Dr. Edward Hallowell in…