| Do you hate your job? Do you intensely dislike the | | | | short time spans. For instance, do something you really |
| people who work with you? Do you put things off until | | | | hate for 10 minutes, then do something you really love. |
| your boss roars because you've not gotten a project | | | | Find six activities that you need to accomplish and |
| done? Are you just totally and horribly unhappy? If you | | | | rotate the tasks, every ten minutes for one hour. Then, |
| have adult ADD, this could easily be true. | | | | repeat the process. That way, you'll never be bored. If |
| If you find the 9 to 5 routine impossible for you, don't | | | | you have fewer tasks or a longer attention span, then |
| forget that you're bringing a wealth of creativity and | | | | rotate fewer tasks. Yet, this diversity can keep you on |
| energy with you. Plus, you have that great laser | | | | target and away from distractions. |
| hyperfocus ability to get what you enjoy doing done in | | | | Boredom is one of the major issues for adults with |
| a relatively rapid period of time. You might be great at | | | | ADD. We just hate boredom! The rotating tasks plan is |
| talking to clients and selling, for instance, but your eyes | | | | one way to reduce the time you have to spend |
| might glaze over when it comes time to do the order | | | | focusing on boring tasks, but if you can't do that, try to |
| form. Paperwork is just boring for you, and you just | | | | accomplish the boring things when you're at high |
| really, really hate to do it. | | | | energy levels, usually at the start of your day. Try |
| There is help! What you need is a job that can be | | | | delegating some of the boring tasks, too. Just because |
| ADD-friendly, a job that you can love and that can be | | | | you hate to do something, it doesn't mean that other |
| enriched by the power of your ADD brain. | | | | people hate to do it, so don't feel as if you're pawning |
| Running an entrepreneurial business is one way to | | | | a job off on someone else. |
| solve the issue. Being your own boss, and running | | | | Just don't procrastinate. Get the hard parts of your job |
| things the way you'd like them to run is ideal for | | | | done first, and the rest of that job will go more quickly |
| someone with ADD. However, you may need to hire | | | | because it will seem easier. Never anticipate things. |
| people to take care of the details. Though the issue is | | | | Get them over with because the faster you get the |
| not one of self-sufficiency in all respects, having your | | | | thing you're procrastinating over done, it will be gone, |
| own business is one way to be in control. | | | | out of the way. An accountability partner can help you |
| Yet, people with ADD often enjoy fast-paced | | | | with this. Find someone who will rattle your chain if you |
| situations. Firefighters, police officers, and EMS | | | | don't have things done on time. |
| technicians all have this kind of job. People who trade | | | | But if it's your co-workers that are giving you cause |
| stocks, auctioneers, and food servers are high energy | | | | for pause, look in the mirror. Could their antagonism |
| jobs, as well. However, you can really work any job, if | | | | actually be your fault? Try not to go off into long |
| you have ADD symptoms under control. | | | | lectures about things that nobody is interested in, |
| Watch out for impulsive behaviors. It can have you | | | | anyway. And if you interrupt people in conversation, |
| flying off on tangents, away from your goals for the | | | | and catch yourself doing it, apologize and stop talking. |
| day. Because of your ADD, you may be trying to do | | | | Don't be blunt, either. Though honesty is always good, |
| too much, which brings on stress and even higher | | | | it's not always socially polite. Try to be more tactful |
| levels of ADD behavior. Instead of accepting or | | | | and your inter-office relationships will improve. |
| volunteering for every new project, back off a little. Fill | | | | Any of these ADD-related issues may cause trouble |
| in other things to do when your primary responsibilities | | | | at work. But don't hop from job to job, trying to find a |
| to your job are fulfilled. If you overload yourself, all that | | | | place that suits you. Try these techniques, and see if |
| will happen is that you'll be even more unhappy. | | | | they don't improve your condition at work first. Of |
| Distractions can impede your progress, too. Set your | | | | course, if you try them and nothing improves, you may |
| watch to beep every ten minutes to remind you to | | | | want to find a more flexible job, one where your ADD |
| focus. Another way to stay focused is to focus in for | | | | will be appreciated. |