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Last week I set a goal to target one bad ADHD habit (forgetting to eat) and set so many timers against it that the odds of success would be in my favor. Let’s see how I did. Continue reading
Is it really true that it is better to be late than to never arrive? In my experience with ADHD and tardiness, I’d have to disagree. I say it’s better to never arrive and claim some horrible calamity had befallen you than to arrive late. They’re more likely to forgive you. Continue reading
It never ceases to amaze me how such a simple thing as a timer can snatch me away from the very jaws of failure. It also amazes me how often I forget to use that simple device and end up as Failure’s lunch. Continue reading
One hallmark of ADHD is a fidgety restlessness. Ever feel as if each limb is crackling with busy energy, almost as if you might explode unless you MOVE THAT VERY SECOND‽ Here are four things I do to release that energy constructively. Continue reading
One hallmark of ADHD is a fidgety restlessness. Ever feel as if each limb is crackling with busy energy, almost as if you might explode unless you MOVE THAT VERY SECOND‚ÄΩ Here are four things I do to release that energy constructively. Continue reading
With our crossed wires we adults with ADHD can often fall into mental traps where we base our self-observation on false information. Can it be stopped? Continue reading
If you have ADHD, then you are probably well aware of your mind’s ability to hyperfocus on absolute wastes of time. You may even specialize in it, wasting time with such flare that your unemployed friends marvel at you. Video games are my weakness. I usually avoid them, but occasionally I get sucked in and have to turn to drastic measures to pull myself out. Continue reading
Email can become confusing and overwhelming for the adult with ADHD. So many distractions and noise—a veritable Pandora’s Box. Today I discuss my system to get on top of the inbox. Continue reading
Everyone gets buried in email, especially the disorganized, but is there a way to get back on top without abandoning email entirely? Continue reading
There was a time when my wife didn’t send me out to the store. I couldn’t be trusted not to get lost for two hours in the magazine section. All those glossy covers with their reams and reams of scintillating prose… Some of them didn’t even have bathing suit beauties. Ah, the blissful halcyon days of the early 90s before I discovered the Internet. But surely there was a way to shop without getting lost. Continue reading
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