Checking in for 2012 & Hoping everybody has had a wonderful New Year so far.
Recently, I have been learning to have better awareness about what is a priority and what is not. That may sound strange to some, but they don't live in my world. By that, I mean living with an attention deficit makes it increasingly challenging for me to prioritize. I use lists & phones & calendars. It helps, but I still need to put the lists in order & not necessarily an "OCD" way; just so I can know what is most important. This is something I have just begun to work on. This was sparked by my recent distractions; especially when I have things that are more important, can wait to be addressed & especially giving my attention to my significant other. Now, I have made a lot of progress in the last few years, but I am still learning; as I always say.
There is certainly nothing wrong with waiting to answer certain emails, tweets, Facebook; what have you. That was a work issue (emails) that I learned to stop: answering right away, when it was not necessary. I need to apply that on all levels & I think that will help a lot. Each day, I do a little more towards correcting these things & also living a better life.
I love your honest way of talking about your ADHD. My 14 year old son struggles with ADHD so much. He's on medication, but I just don't think it's doing much good. I'm thinking about getting him an ADHD coach -- someone (not me) who can help him learn the value of tools like you speak about in this post: calendars, lists, phone alerts.
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