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Report on My Retreat —ADHD Tip O the Day 904
I finished my five day spiritual retreat, a success. I got off track some on day five, next time I’ll do four days. It wasn’t as difficult as I’d expected. I had a little struggle about how to use my … Continue reading
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“It Just Got Away From Me” — ADHD Tip O the Day 891
ADHD is a booger Mon 2/17/2020 11:36 AM What I’m about to tell you is true. This is the way it really happened. You can’t make this stuff up. We were to leave for our trip on Thursday. We’d spend … Continue reading
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Ramblings and Ruminations — ADHD Tip O the Day 886
Life with ADHD I wanted to be sure that the tube was the right length, so I measured it carefully before I cut it. It looked too short. I measured it again to be sure; it was correct, so I … Continue reading
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Ram’s Comment —ADHD Tip O the Day 878
Ram makes good comments, and this one raises issues about structure and routine, skimming instead of reading, and our ADHD difficulty of picking one thing. Great post! I laughed out loud at your “skimming” comment. I did read your whole … Continue reading
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Distracted, Derailed, Off the Track — ADHD Tip O the Day 871
Distractable = ADHD I’ve been working on a revision of the 365 Tips O the Day book and I got about 65% finished on the final draft, number 11. When it’s done I can publish it. Well, writing is the … Continue reading
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Stuck again – ADHD Tip O the Day 814
Well here I am again, writing about being stuck, because I’ve been stuck. Many reasons, will spare you the excuses. In Mexico, on vacation, but still have a to do list of about six things that need doing pretty soon. … Continue reading
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Problems in ADHD — ADHD Tip O the Day 806
Your Life Can Be Better, and so can mine – if we recognize problems, and then apply the formula: recognize, strategy, rule, habit. My job is difficult, but I love it. One of my many frustrations was dealing with a … Continue reading
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Blurting out with ADHD. Did I Just Do It Again? — ADHD Tip O the Day 796
ADHD: Impulsiveness, Distractability, Poor Social Judgement, Blurting Out Impulsivness is one of the defining criteria for ADHD. Products of ADHD impulsivity include both distractability – I get a distraction and I impulsively follow it, off task – and also blurting … Continue reading
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One At A Time – – – ADHD Tip O the Day 773
With ADHD, we need to work harder, but it’s more important to work smarter. When I got back to work after two weeks vacation, there was a huge stack of papers on my desk. I used a very good strategy and started … Continue reading
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Back again with ADHD — ADHD Tip O the Day 769
Does this really have anything to do with ADHD? I’m back. Sorta. Swamped. So here’s some of my favorite clips. I’m hoping that you will: 1. watch them. 2. enjoy them. 3. leave a comment on the question, “What do … Continue reading
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Remedies for ADHD. Or Misinformation? — ADHD Tip O the Day 764
ADHD Remedies and Solutions to ADHD I just found a post that’s an interesting follow up to the last two posts about treatment without medication. It’s an example of unsubstantiated claims and misrepresentations. Guy almost says that he is curing … Continue reading
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Four Great ADHD Tips, Number Four – – – ADHD Tip O the Day 709
As promised, here is Great ADHD Tip, Number Four-except, not quite- Do This With ADHD we get distractions. And when we start off on one distraction, other distractions will occur. With ADHD, we get distracted from our distractions. I … Continue reading
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Flexibility and Perceptions with ADD ADHD — ADD Tip O the Day 686
My ADD ADHD locks me into unpleasant things I needed to do my morning routine, and then exercise and shower, and then I had a one PM appointment. I was feeling rushed – hate that feeling. Then I realized there … Continue reading
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Many, many, many things on my mind, with ADD ADHD — ADD Tip O the Day 684
Three other things Often when I’m doing something, my mind is on three other things I need to be doing (or want to be doing.) That’s ADD ADHD. Can anyone relate to this? Strategy Write the other three things down. … Continue reading
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ADD ADHD Talking To Myself — ADD Tip O the Day 648
Sometimes I talk to myself out loud, sometimes just inside my head. “You need to call Verizon.” I don’t want to call Verizon. “You need to call Verizon anyway.” It probably won’t do any good. “You need to try.” OK. Let me do … Continue reading
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ADD ADHD and Focus, Or Not — ADD Tip O the Day 617
Can’t Focus? Sometimes it’s said that those of us with ADD ADHD can’t focus. I believe it’s more accurate to say we can’t control our focus. Often I can’t focus on things that are important but I can hyperfocus on … Continue reading
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Committing With ADD ADHD — ADD Tip O the Day 604
To Commit No, I don’t mean to get someone locked up, unless its myself. I do try to lock myself into things, where I can’t not do them. If I walked to the end of the scary high dive, I … Continue reading
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Talking To Yourself ??— ADD Tip O the Day 599
Is Talking To Yourself A Problem, A Symptom, or What? Someone asked me if talking to yourself is okay. I said I certainly hope so, cause I do it all the time. I don’t think it’s a symptom of ADD … Continue reading
Does ADHD Exist? Again???? — ADD Tip O the Day 558
A short break from the New York Times sensational breakthrough article on “The Natural Fix For ADHD”. Have a little patience, and I promise to give you the “natural fix” next time. Patience! That’s like asking a rhinoceros to fly. … Continue reading
Homey’s 10 ADD ADHD Strategies — ADD Tip o the Day 553
Great post Homey put up such a great ADD ADHD post that I was tempted to just copy it here, but that didn’t seem quite right. So I’ll compromise, and just copy one of her strategies: Focus. Nearly everyone with … Continue reading
ADD ADHD and hypersensitive — ADD Tip O the Day 539
Is it me or is it my ADD ADHD? I’m hypersensitive to some noises – the dishwasher bothers me, the washing machine drives me up the wall, nose blowing is very unpleasant. I hate jarring – getting my chair bumped … Continue reading
Not Getting Things Done? – – – ADD Tip o the Day 528
On not getting things done: My sister does not have ADD ADHD, but she sure comes up with some good tips. Thanks Lucy. Here’s her email: Doug, Am trying a new strategy & wonder if it … Continue reading
My Worst ADD ADHD Problem – – – ADD o the day 525
So many ADD ADHD symptoms: Distractibility, procrastination, impulsivity, blurting out, not finishing, not starting, not understanding time, not managing time, sloppy, uncoordinated, losing things – and what else? My worst problem: It’s hard … Continue reading
Daytrana Patch (Ritalin) — ADD Tip o the Day 520
My Daytrana patch is helping. This is Ritalin absorbed through the skin. It gives me more control and doesn’t have the G.I. side effects I get from Ritalin. But I need to remember to take it off early, so that hopefully I … Continue reading
Stop with ADD ADHD — ADD Tip o the Day 479
STOP is a very useful technique for ADD ADHD. It cuts down on impulsiveness and can help deal with feelings – “upset”, angry, confused, frustrated, demoralized, etc. It’s an awareness practice, which can help us decrease getting caught up in … Continue reading
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Piddling, Dithering, and Procrastinating — ADD Tip o the Day 470
With ADD ADHD, we know it’s hard to get started, to get to something, especially if it might be difficult or unpleasant. Right? And we can find ourselves involved in all kinds of distractions – piddling. Now I’m retired; it’s … Continue reading
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Stay On Task In Spite of ADD ADHD — ADD Tip o the Day 469
Seems to me the primary basic problem in ADD ADHD is that we can’t focus when we need to. Just telling someone to “focus” isn’t all that helpful; in fact, if we could focus, we probably wouldn’t need to reading … Continue reading
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Schedule,Routine,Blocks of Time — ADD Tip o the Day 461
Momma complains of totally disorganized, out of whack, doesn’t know how to start. For ADD ADHD, that is disaster. Momma, I don’t know you personally and I don’t know your circumstances, so this is one way to start but you … Continue reading
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I don’t buy it – The war on ritalin — ADD Tip o the Day 459
The New York Times seems embarked on a war against ritalin or adderall for ADD ADHD. Why? I’ve read some of these articles, some I scanned, some I just read the titles. I don’t have time and I do have … Continue reading
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Let’s talk About Distractions — ADD Tip o the Day 457
Distraction distraction distraction : Oh, my sweet ADD ADHD! We were lunching at Clafutti’s, our great Santa Fe French bistro, when the alarm on my iPhone went off. That’s every day at 1:45 to remind me to take off my … Continue reading
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Comments About ADD ADHD — ADD Tip O the Day 672
I keep worrying that you may not read the comments. If you don’t, you’re missing a lot. Here are some fine examples: Homey– — I’ve been enjoying the pomodoro technique of time management. I only do something for 25 minutes … Continue reading →