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coordinated, not — ADD Tip o the day 87

Posted on April 27, 2011 by doug with ADHD

Last night I reached for the wine glass, and instead of grasping it, I knocked it over.  Red wine on the white tablecloth, tho I guess it didn’t matter too much since I’d already spilled a lot of pizza sauce … Continue reading →

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Listen —— ADD Tip o the day 67

Posted on March 14, 2011 by doug with ADHD

I was just at a retreat where we did a candle light service.  They gave each of us a small white candle with a circle of paper to put around it to catch the wax.  Then, one by one, we … Continue reading →

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Can’t do it all —– ADD Tip o the day 61

Posted on February 28, 2011 by doug with ADHD

This is one of our problems; we are blessed with a curious active mind and so many things are appealing.  We are not good at setting priorities.  One reason is that often choosing to do A means that we have … Continue reading →

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technology-whine? —- ADHD Tip o the day 42

Posted on January 16, 2011 by doug with ADHD

I have read that many of us with ADD are technologically astute. Not me – technologically challenged. I’m not getting many hits on this blog but I think some people are reading it on facebook. I hope so. I get … Continue reading →

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The State of the Book —– Tip of the Day 37

Posted on January 8, 2011 by doug with ADHD

The book is coming along.  Nearly finished the 9th draft now. Need some of the reveiwers to report in before the next draft starts. Surprising how many things still need changing. In writing about stategies to make your life with … Continue reading →

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stuck Tip o the day 25

Posted on December 13, 2010 by doug with ADHD

What is the difference between inertia, procrastination, and avoiding? To me, inertia is when I can’t get going on anything.  Usually it is because I am feeling overwhelmed, too many things to do, what I need to do seems too hard, or … Continue reading →

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The Slogan Tip o the day 15

Posted on November 23, 2010 by doug with ADHD

Let’s put them together now. This is my best slogan. I have trained myself so that I think of it whenever I am deciding what to do next. Do it now, Do it right, Do the hard part first. This gets … Continue reading →

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add & frustrations Tip o the day 9

Posted on November 15, 2010 by doug with ADHD

i get frustrated a lot.   and easily. those frustrations add up. but some of them I can do something about. losing the keys.  can’t find the other sock.  recognizing the right address stamper. the first step is recognizing that … Continue reading →

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tip o the day

Posted on November 7, 2010 by doug with ADHD

focus on one thing. put everything else on your list and then put your list aside. this prevents feeling overwhelmed. doug

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