Re: note pads from hell hell hell!

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Markus’s point is well taken. There are innumerable books out there with tips galore for the disorganized. There’s even an “organizational” industry that’s sprung up. But for the ADDer, much of this stuff is a waste of time. It’s not that the ideas aren’t good. It’s just that they don’t work for the seriously organizationally challenged.

Here’s the rub: Organization gurus assert that the answer lies in a “process.” Once one learns and embraces a magical “process,” life’s problems sort themselves out. Well, No. These people misunderstand the etiology of the problem. While there’s no question that ditziness has a role to play, the central problem is one of the will—we do not possess the willpower to organize our daily lives (or read a book, or pay attention, or countless other things). Our willpower is neurologically impaired. If we had the will to make daily lists and execute them with consistency we would. We all try… and then fail… over and over again. What irritates me is the world’s insistence that we could lead different lives if we only would just try hard enough, or if we adopted the right organizational strategy.

Here’s what I’ve found works:

1) Medications

2) Somebody constantly standing over our shoulders insisting we do whatever it is we need to do.

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