How Can An Add-friendly System Change Your Life?

Attention deficit disorder (ADD) wasn't recognized untilsports practices. Plus, you're trying to run your own
about twenty years ago. Before that time, childrenhome-based business. How do you keep everything
who didn't sit still in their desk chairs, who seeminglythat you need to know straight?
daydreamed all the time, and couldn't meet homeworkForce yourself to use some type of planner, every
assignments were considered "bad" kids, whosesingle day.
parents had failed to give them sufficient discipline. TheMicrosoft Outlook has a great feature in its calendar.
only option was to spank or punish them on a dailyYou can use it to plug in all your appointments and to
basis. We still don't know what repercussions that typekeep your "to-do" list straight. Since you're working a
of parenting had on kids who just couldn't do anyhome-based business, you probably are at the
better.computer for a good part of the day. Leave the
Today, we know the symptoms of ADD and ADHDcalendar open in your task bar and plug in
(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), which includeappointments that you need to remember as they
those issues mentioned above, though there are stillarise. Get Outlook to remind you by setting up an alert
some doctors and many lay persons who still believethat will pop up five minutes or more before the
that ADD is caused by bad parenting. Science hasappointment is due.
proven otherwise. ADD stems from a neurologicalIf you don't have Outlook, try another piece of
difference in the brain, and to be diagnosed ADD, itssoftware called Time & Chaos. But if you'd rather
symptoms must have been present for six months orhave something with you all the time, buy a personal
more and be severe enough to have disrupted thedata assistant, like a Palm Pilot, or get a cell phone with
person's life. No scientific test can positively test thescheduling capabilities. If you prefer to enter
condition, though the similarities in those known to haveappointments by hand, a simple wall board or wall
ADD are overwhelming.calendar, with big squares so that you can enter
It has only recently been determined that ADD is moreinformation into them, will work, too. It all depends upon
than a childhood disorder that disappears as the childyour personal preference.
gets older. Statistics show, however, that 70% ofBut if you want something really high-tech and user
children will outgrow the symptoms by the time theyfriendly at the same time, try Mark Joyner's
are teens, but as many as 15 to 20% of people withSimpleology at His "Simple Science of Getting What
ADD will continue to have ADD throughout their lives.You Want," also known as Simpleology 101 will
When these symptoms go untreated, they can bringorganize every bit of time in your day and help you to
on bigger issues such as drug addiction, work issues,see what you want in your life and to get it.
depression, and even marital problems.Simpleology even has a desktop solution that you can
Counseling and proper medical treatment, whendownload to see your day plainly, every minute you're
needed, can help tremendously. But when you havein front of the computer.
ADD, you need to find ADD-friendly systems to helpADD sometimes makes it very hard to stay organized,
you just get through the day.so you must commit to building a system, perhaps with
So, what's an add-friendly system?one of these options, and to follow it religiously. If you
Let's say that you're a work-at-home mom. You havestart the day organizing, and free your mind from
a husband's schedule to remember because he worksworrying that you won't get something done on time,
different hours every day. Then, there are the kidsyou'll be more productive.
with their after-school and summer activities and