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I think this is very common for us ADDers. We’re just doing a new video on anger and one of the strategies to avoid sudden explosions is to make sure you snack through the day. Healthy snacks. Several of the experts say the same thing: Protein.
The other weird thing is that this morning Dr. Margaret Weiss, who is in ADD & Loving It?! and many of our other videos, was mentioning Sluggish Cognitive Tempo. And she and several others are mentioning the topic of training our executive function. Which is funny, because the other video we are working on is about ADHD Coaches and how they work. And a number of the coaches and doctors are talking about being able to train your brain, developing your Executive Functions. In the Anger video Dr. Ned Hallowell (Driven to Distraction) talks about building the muscle. And he and others talk about Mindful Meditation. Putting in the pause.
But that’s different from Cognitive Fatigue.
Oh, just remembered, the other biggies are getting enough sleep (rather than drink caffeine so you don’t ‘feel’ how tired you are, actually take a power nap) and getting exercise. Here at TotallyADD we often find a brisk, 15 minute walk does wonders. I always get up and move around a bit when I’m switching from one task to another. Clears the brain.
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