[Dr.Laura]

Returning to the topic of tools to help us manage computer use (thanks Belien & ErinF), here’s a fresh post from Trevor Dobrygoski at MakeTechEasier.com on extensions for Chrome & Firefox which allow you to regulate the time you spend on those trance-inducing sites: http://maketecheasier.com/10-google-chrome-extensions-to-stay-focus-and-efficent/2010/05/02

Plus, Dr. Ari Tuckman (a truly generous psychologist specializing in ADHD in adults) addressed this issue in a couple of podcasts on the site for his superb book “More Attention, Less Deficit” http://www.adultadhdbook.com. The titles of the podcasts say it all, “The Right Tool for the Job: Using Technology for Good, Not Evil” and “Two Tools to Stop the Flood”. Amen.

FYI, those podcasts are a handy and painless way to get coaching in tasty bites. I subscribe via my Droid, but any podcatcher, either on your computer (yahoo account, igoogle, etc.) or smartphone/iPhone can do the job. Or an use RSS feed, whatever. And, yes, there is a certain irony to using technology to learn how not to get lost in technology, but that’s just our world – welcome to it!

Think I’ll go home now to see my husb/kids & walk the dogs. From the digital world to the physical…

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[Dr.Laura]

For me, it’s the smart phone, and other devices that help me manage time & tasks (sort of). All my patients get accustomed to the little tweets and buzzes that signal, “Five minutes left, so wrap it up!” towards the end of their therapy sessions. Perhaps it’s even helpful (at least I hope/wish/pray it is) for an ADHDer to walk into a psychologist’s office and see a bunch of tools to aid a blinky working memory and inconsistent sense of time. It’s Show and Tell…

Now, what I could really use is a program that kicks me off the computer at a pre-determined time!

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