How Do You Start Your Day?

I start my day reading at home comics in the paper. I take my handicap daughter to work. And then go my office downtown. I go to the new computer and look up a list of comic I look at every day. Then I go to my emails and delete and answer. Then I go to my list of 6 things to do on that day and start with number one. I might call clients or take stuff back or pick up twice a month. But that is it. Something when I have nothing to do I read books of business.

I find this interesting because I recently found a book on organization that made me think "Hey, I sound like those people with ADD!" As a result I've been blogging about it here and here.

I don't think it's a "disorder". I see it as my peculiar strengths set.

But it means I'm trying to learn how to work with what works for me. I'm finding that means I need prompts and reminders.

I can say I want to do things like plan my day, work my plan, etc. but I get distracted.

So I have to go back one step and build structures and prompts to do the other stuff!

Anyone else in that boat?

"Hey, I sound like those people with ADD!"

Hey Chuck, welcome to the club!

I don't think it's a "disorder".

And you are 100% correct. It's a "gift" that a lucky few of us are born with and have learned to use to our advantage.

ADD is a "symptom", caused by a society that cannot adapt to those of us who think at different levels than the majority of the world, expecting us to fit into their structures and boundries. We can't, but when we are forced to, the "symptoms" associated with ADD are what show up.

But, the symptom doesn't have to exist if you know how to work the "gift" to your advantage.

But it means I'm trying to learn how to work with what works for me. I'm finding that means I need prompts and reminders.

I can say I want to do things like plan my day, work my plan, etc. but I get distracted.

So I have to go back one step and build structures and prompts to do the other stuff!

Anyone else in that boat?

Let me recommend a good book to you. Check out "The Divinci Method" at.... http://www.davincimethod.com/ and listen to the Author's radio interview at.... http://loporto1.blogspot.com/

It will give you a real good understanding of the subject and show you how to excel with it.

Jim