| Before the 1980s, people had never heard the term | | | | that you need to know straight? |
| "attention deficit disorder" (ADD). Children who were | | | | Train yourself to some type of planner. |
| unable to pay attention in class, who kept messy | | | | For instance, if you have Microsoft Outlook, it has a |
| rooms, and couldn't wait until someone was talking to | | | | calendar function you can use. Plug in all the times and |
| get into the conversation were seen as "bad" kids, | | | | dates as they arise. You're probably sitting in front of |
| who needed a good beating. | | | | the computer a good portion of every day, so it will be |
| Happily, we now know these as symptoms of ADD or | | | | easy for you to do that. Keep it open in your taskbar |
| ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Yet, | | | | all day long so that you can refer to it often. Set up |
| many people, including some doctors, still see ADD or | | | | reminder sounds to tell you when something has to be |
| ADHD as the result of bad parenting due to a lack of | | | | done. |
| discipline in the home. Yet, attention deficit is a definite | | | | If you don't have Outlook, another good program for |
| neurological difference in the human brain. There is no | | | | keeping your appointments straight is Time & Chaos. |
| clear-cut way to scientifically test for the variance. | | | | Or buy a daily planner or a handheld computer or cell |
| However, there is a certain set of behaviors that, | | | | phone, where you can write things in wherever you |
| when exhibited for a period of six months or longer | | | | may be. Even a simple calendar on the wall or on your |
| and are severe enough to disrupt people's lives, seem | | | | desk, with big squares that you can write into will do |
| to point to attention deficit. | | | | the trick. |
| Only recently, however, have theses patterns been | | | | But if you want something really high-tech and user |
| acknowledged in adults. Recent statistics show that | | | | friendly at the same time, try Mark Joyner's |
| 70% of children with ADD will outgrow it by the time | | | | Simpleology at His "Simple Science of Getting What |
| they're teenagers, but it's now recognized that 15 to | | | | You Want," also known as Simpleology 101 will |
| 20% still exhibit symptoms into their adulthood. ADD, | | | | organize every bit of time in your day and help you to |
| when not treated by medication or counseling, can lead | | | | see what you want in your life and to get it. Use it |
| to bigger problems like addiction, depression, | | | | every single day. Simpleology even has a desktop |
| career-related issues, and difficulty forming strong | | | | solution that you can download to see your day plainly, |
| inter-personal relationships. | | | | every minute you're in front of the computer. |
| When properly treated, however, adults with ADD or | | | | ADD sometimes makes it very hard to stay organized, |
| ADHD can live happier lives. That's what we're all | | | | so you must commit to building a system with one of |
| about---finding ADD-friendly systems and solutions to | | | | these options and to follow it religiously. If you start the |
| make your life a little easier. It's important to plug into | | | | day organizing, and free your mind from worrying that |
| things that work for you based on how your brain | | | | you won't get something done on time, you'll be more |
| works when you have attention deficit. But just what is | | | | productive. |
| an ADD-friendly system? | | | | Using ADD-friendly systems for everything from |
| Let's say that you're a work-at-home mom. You have | | | | organization to achieving better interpersonal |
| a husband's schedule to remember because he works | | | | relationships can free your life. We'll be talking about |
| different hours every day. Then, there are the kids | | | | these issues in the future, so be sure to stay tuned. |
| with their after-school and summer activities and | | | | Tellman Knudson, CEO of Overcome Everything, Inc., |
| sports practices. Plus, you're trying to run your own | | | | is a certified hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner, who |
| home-based business. How do you keep everything | | | | has coached many ADD clients to greater happiness. |