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I have a new post up at the work.life.creativity blog about dealing with ADD.
I had a very interesting discussion with a friend of mine on Saturday morning. We haven’t been able to keep in touch as much as we would have liked, especially with the way that 2008 ended for my own family. So we took some time to catch up, talk about how our businesses were going, and how we could work together in the future.
She happens to have a great deal of experience working with people who have ADD and chronic disorganization problems, and our conversation veered off into that territory in short order. It was a very profitable discussion, since I was able to “step back” and look at some of the things that had happened last year and how to avoid them in 2009. I have written about this before, but I believe that this is probably a good time to bring it up again:
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective ADD Adults
First, let me start with the qualification that ADD and ADHD and other “Attention Inconsistency” difficulties are real, and that I am not a doctor. I struggle with this situation daily, sometimes I do well, other days are less than excellent.
These practices and this outlook work fairly well for me, your mileage may vary.
In order to get the most from the positive aspects of the ADD mind, such as creativity, originality, it is important to do our best to stay away from those things that make ADD a “negative” aspect of our lives. While many ADD adults resist structure, the truth is that our minds crave it. The secret is to discover a structure that engages our imagination, encourages our creativity, and is flexible enough for our individuality.
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Whether you are a busy executive, a single parent, a freelancer working from home, a student, or a combination of these, you have probably found yourself needing help when it comes to organizing all your thoughts and ideas that occur throughout your busy day. Now you can turn to these tools found on the Internet that will help you with tasks such as note-taking, bookmarking websites, highlighting important text during online research, creating mind maps, tracking time, keeping up with appointments, collaborating with others, managing projects, and much more.
For the last several years, a lot has been said in various circles about GTD…and its relevance today. There are opinions among people in the productivity community that range from complete defense of GTD, to complete condemnation of the system. And as far as the web is concerned, you would not be surprised to see such a wide range of thought and opinion.
One of the key criticisms of David Allen’s system is that it is too complicated for the commoner to use. It may work well for the executive, but in order to make it work, you have to put as much effort into the system as you do actually getting things done.
Many of us have been asking the question, “What more is there to say about GTD?” Is this another productivity fad that will fade into the sunset, just like everything before it?
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February 10th, 2009 by Stephen
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