We’re All A.D.D. Now
"Paying attention isn't a simple act of self-discipline, but a cognitive ability with deep neurobiological roots — and this complex faculty, says Maggie Jackson, is being woefully undermined by how we're living."
"In Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, Jackson explores the effects of 'our high-speed, overloaded, split-focus and even cybercentric [...]
Small Changes Become Large Changes
"When you work at something day in and day out, you achieve huge positive change in your life. If you don't stick to it, your results can be disappointing."
"The Power of Gradual [doing a little bit every day] works because, quite simply, little things add up to a big thing if you have enough little [...]
Some Wisdom To Live By
Fall seven times and stand up eight
It is better to be ignorant than mistaken
The nail that sticks up gets hammered down
Money grows on the tree of persistence
If you understand everything, you must be misinformed
Beginning is easy – continuing hard
Source: Japanese Proverbs
It’s All About Choices
To be human is to be confronted with choices. Each choice, like a fork in a path, takes us in a different direction. Some choices are inconsequential while others are, literally, life changing. Collectively these choices make up who we are at any point in time.
We live our lives as if we know that a [...]
Sleep & Creativity
"Sleep enhances performance, learning and memory. Most unappreciated of all, sleep improves creative ability to generate aha! moments and to uncover novel connections among seemingly unrelated ideas."
Source: We’ll Fill This Space, but First a Nap
Sometimes Being Unhappy Is A Good Thing
"Melancholia, far from error or defect, is an almost miraculous invitation to rise above the contented status quo and imagine untapped possibilities. We need sorrow, constant and robust, to make us human, alive, sensitive to the sweet rhythms of growth and decay, death and life."
Source: The miracle of melancholia
Tips on Managing Life with AD/HD
The title says it all. See: Tips on Managing Life with AD/HD
Adult ADHD Impacts Social, Financial and Personal Aspects of Life
According to a recent study:
Three times more likely to be currently unemployed
Two times more likely to have problems keeping friends
Forty-seven percent more likely to have trouble saving money to pay bills
Four times more likely to have contracted a sexually transmitted [...]
An A.D.D.er’s Review of “Odd One Out: The Maverick’s Guide to Adult A.D.D.”
I was quite excited to purchase a copy of Jennifer Koretsky’s Odd One Out. I have been reading her newsletter since 2005 and found that it was easy to read and it always offered useful ideas. So when I got the book I expected some deep, philosophical tome based on years of [...]
High Tech and the A.D.D.er – A Marriage Made In Heaven
Maybe it isn’t just coincidence that A.D.D.ers are attracted to the high tech field and to computers in general.
See: Top 10 Advantages of ADD in a High Tech Career.
52 Tips for (Yech!) Happiness
Don’t be confused by the title of this post. I’m all in favor of happiness. But when someone offers tips on how to be happy I feel the urge to strangle that person. My inner A.D.D. child screams, “WAKE UP! THERE’S A WORLD OF PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED.” This inner scream is often [...]
N.A.D.D. – Nerd Attention Deficiency Disorder
Stop reading right now and take a look at your desktop. How many things are you doing right now in addition to reading this column? Me, I’ve got a terminal session open to a chat room, I’m listening to music, I’ve got Safari open with three tabs open where I’m watching Blogshares, tinkering with a [...]
“Shoot Me Now” – The “Cure” for Adult A.D.D.
Bugs Bunny: Would you like to shoot me now or wait ’til you get home?
Daffy Duck: Shoot him now! Shoot him now!
Bugs Bunny: You keep outta this! He doesn’t have to shoot you now!
Daffy Duck: He does SO have to shoot me now!
[to Elmer]
Daffy Duck: I demand that you shoot me now!
[Elmer raises his gun. [...]
Becoming More Productive (Surgeon General’s Warning: DNWFE)
I’ve spent much of my life reading articles like “12 tips to a better life” and “10 tips for saving money.” And I’ve tried to follow the tips and found that often they don’t work. Maybe it’s because they are not usually written by an A.D.D.er for an A.D.D.er. No matter, the real problem is [...]
Having Adult A.D.D. means…
…having to say “you’re sorry” more often than you would really like to.
…having some sort of financial issues.
…being able to generate new ideas at lightning speed.
…being able to have great psychological insight into the workings of everyone else’s mind.
…doing things with passion and intensity.
…never giving up (even when you should).
…having many interests.
…seeing every [...]