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Decrease the Pressure – ADHD Tip O the Day 999

​With my ADHD, I tend to feel pressured all the time.  I don’t like that. I work to avoid that feeling. 1. Limit your to-do list to five items. 2. Cut everything into small steps. 3. Spread your tasks out. … Continue reading

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The Giant ADHD Flywheel and More — ADHD Tip O the Day 968

With my ADHD, I’m driven.  The pressure is constant. Here is a viewpoint from Creatieve.  I love your comments. Creatieve Creaties says: July 19, 2021 at 11:42 pm I definitely recognise myself in the “not being able to keep the house … Continue reading

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Why Use Strategies and Habits for ADHD? — ADHD Tip O the Day 919

Insights on living with ADHD: I finished another retreat and again gained some insights, some of which I’ll share with you. The purpose of the ADHD strategies and the habits is to make your life easier, to decrease pressure and … Continue reading

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Shannon’s Approach to the ADD ADHD Time Problem — ADD Tip O the Day 614

We’ve Been Talking About Time -and Shannon’s comment was so good I’m just posting it here: “Agreed. Time is a problem! And schedule what’s important! What I’m trying out is putting those things in a non-scheduled category of my todo … Continue reading

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I Don’t Have Enough Time! – – – ADD Tip O the Day 613

ADD ADHD and Time Pressure Here I am “retired” and still feeling that same old sense of time pressure, the fly wheel constantly spinning inside.  And the damn old voice –“Hurry up!  Rush!  You have so much to do!  You’ll … Continue reading

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An Excess of Blessings From ADD ADHD – – – ADD Tip O the Day 582

Gifts, Benefits, and Blessings of ADD ADHD Have exhausted this topic for a moment. Got lots of good comments on both sides of the question.  Thank you. But – I am overly blessed with the gifts of creativity and wide … Continue reading

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Step Back — ADD Tip o the Day 427

Stepping back is a highly useful technique for anyone, not just those of us with ADD or ADHD I suddenly stepped back this morning, and I was surprised – appalled is maybe too strong a word – surprised to realize … Continue reading

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Sitting ???? —- ADD Tip o the day 274

Still trying the experiment.  Two surprises:  One, how hard it is to get myself to do it.  I say, “After I do this, I’ll sit.”  Finish this, find myself doing something else.  Repeat the process.  Then when I finally sit, … Continue reading

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Lots to do — ADD Tip o the day 80

“I have lots to do today”, I’m saying to myself, and I’m feeling overloaded.  So why am I telling myself this lie?  I only have one thing to do- finish this blog post. When I’m finished, I can look at … Continue reading

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