| For adults with Attention Deficit
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| | "right before bed."
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| Disorder, tips for daily planning.
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| | Most adults with ADD find that the best
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| Copyright (c) 2007 Jennifer Koretsky
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| | time to plan is late in the day, when
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| For adults with Attention Deficit
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| | they are more alert. This works easily,
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| Disorder (ADD), details are a drag. We
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| | as you can plan for the following day
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| tend to see the big picture and want to
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| | rather than stressing about it before you
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| jump straight to the finish line, wishing
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| | go to sleep!
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| we could skip all the steps in between.
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| | 2. Review Your To-Do List.
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| Unfortunately, this perspective often
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| | If you don't already use a to-do list,
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| causes us to become overwhelmed when it's
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| | create one! Review it during each
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| time to start a project. We know where
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| | planning session so that you can see not
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| we want to end up, but we don't know
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| | only what you have to do, but also what
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| where to start.
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| | you have actually accomplished during the
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| The same is true for day-to-day life.
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| | day.
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| Adults with ADD often start the day
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| | Re-write your to-do list, removing
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| knowing what should ideally get
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| | completed items and adding things that
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| accomplished, but not sure where to begin
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| | came up during the day. Move the most
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| or how to prioritize. Boredom and
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| | important and urgent tasks to the top of
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| frustration set in, making it difficult
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| | the list. Break large projects into 3-5
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| to finish what we set out to do. This
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| | steps that all go on the list.
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| often leads to stress and guilt, which
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| | 3. Review Your Calendar.
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| can spiral into more bad feelings, and
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| | Take a look at your daily planner (you
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| less action.
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| | are using one, I hope!) See what
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| In order to avoid this scenario, adults
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| | appointments you have scheduled the next
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| with ADD can learn to make daily planning
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| | day. Block off the times in your
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| a routine.
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| | planner, along with your travel time.
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| Here are 3 Easy Steps One Can Take to
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| | Then, begin to schedule in time for the
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| Develop a Daily Planning Routine:
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| | tasks on your to-do list.
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| 1. Plan the Time to Plan.
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| | Taking just 15 minutes a day to plan
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| Decide on a time of day when you can
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| | alleviates much of the day-to-day stress
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| consistently take 15 minutes to plan. It
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| | of life with ADD, and helps adults move
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| can be a set time (8:00 PM) or simply
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| | forward.
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