Beware the False Promise of Productivity Apps
Would you like to have an extra day each week? Of course you would. We never have enough time! And as I often say, “If there’s one thing we ADDers never have enough of, it’s time. So the last thing we should be doing
Simple Steps to De-Clutter: Peace of Mind...via Peace of Place
Here’s the third in my trio of blog posts about clutter. In the first, I talked about why it’s so dang hard to get rid of; in the second I laid out the brain barriers clutter creates.
In this post, I share
There is Great Mental Power to Be Had in a Place of Peace
…and great frustration to be had in a cluttered, visually noisy environment!
Do you have a fortress of solitude where there is no visual noise to interfere with your budding big-ass ideas and potent problem-solving? I do. I always say,
You Don't Have to Be a Hoarder to Hang On to Clutter!
There’s a lotta noise goin’ on in our ADHD brains. And that noise is made worse by the visual noise around us. We are often our own brain’s worst enemy by maintaining a home and/or an office that is
…By Quieting It Down
It’s easier than you think. And you needn’t sit on a bed of nails to do it.
FACT: Most of our thoughts are "mental BS"...and they're exhausting us!
Ask Your Mind a Few Questions
Q: What percentage of your mind’s content is BS. (A: Lots.)
Q: How much mental energy are YOU
Some Corrective Measures for Gadget Defense
In a recent blog post called "Your Brain On Computers", I mentioned that I’d recently shared the stage with Dr. Ned Hallowell and others at the Screen Time Sanity Telesummit, where I listed some eye-opening facts about how it’s not just ADHD kids with media-abuse problems --
The Myth of Electronic Gadgets and Productivity: Maybe They Should Call Them “Stupid Phones”
Last blog post I mentioned that I’d recently shared the stage with Dr. Ned Hallowell, Laurie Dupar and others at the Screen Time Sanity Telesummit, where experts shared wisdom on the insanity created by our gadgets. I
It’s Not Just ADHD Kids with Media-Abuse Issues: How to Take Back Control from Your Gadgets
Last month I shared the (virtual) stage with Dr. Ned Hallowell, Laurie Dupar and others at a very cool event, the Screen Time Sanity Telesummit. In it, top experts from around the world shared wisdom
Everyone describes their teen or adult ADHD differently…
I describe mine to non-ADDers this way: “Ya know how you feel those last five minutes of the workday or your study session, where things are getting foggy and you’re just wiped out and getting declining mental returns? Well, that’s how it feels
“Your ADHD life is to be celebrated, not lamented. You should feel free to laugh at your silly self, but never to have disdain for yourself. And if your parent or sibling or spouse is an ADDer, look to the things in their ADHD life you can both celebrate.” -
