What's happening with you?
Just dropping in to share a cool tip with you.
Hope you're having a good week!
I've been quite busy this week with running my business !
I'm always on the internet, Hani ...looking for
informative Attention Deficit Disorder articles! I found
one that I think you'll really like.
2 Tips for Transitions
by Mary Jane Johnson, PCC, ACT
1. For some AD/HD individuals, transitioning from work to
home can be a problem, as the stresses from a hard day at
work are often taken home at night.
Try to take at least 10 to 15 minutes at the end of each
workday (even if you have to stay after work for a few
minutes) to wrap up on any odds and ends and clean off
your desk.
Check your calendar/schedule to see if anything important
is due the following day, placing these folders and supporting
materials neatly on the middle of your desk for the morning.
This is closure for the workday.
Once that is done take a few minutes to look at your
calendar/schedule for anything that needs to be done
that evening at home. For instance, review what you
will be making for dinner and/or if you will need
to stop by the store on the way home.
Do you have an evening appointment or does
Johnny have a piano lesson tonight?
What chores need to be done?
This process brings your mind from focusing on work
issues to focusing on home issues. As you drive home
continue to review in your mind what needs to be
done when you get home.
That evening lay out your clothes for work the
next day, pack your lunch if needed, and place
all items that need to go with you in the morning
by the door you will be leaving from.
Later in the evening (or first thing in the morning),
review your calendar/schedule checking off items
that have been completed or writing in things that
need to be done at home the next evening and then
see what needs to be done when first arriving at
work the following day.
This provides closure at home and starts you thinking
about work. On the drive to work, continue to review
in your mind what needs to done at work.
When you arrive your important "to dos" for the
day will be waiting for you on your desk.
2. Many AD/HD individuals fail to plan for transitions.
When starting a project/task, and scheduling time on
your calendar/schedule to complete the project/task,
make sure to allow time for transitions.
Not only do you need to plan for the amount of time
it takes to work on the project/task, but you also
need to look at what steps it takes to get ready to
do the project (i.e., find a place to do it, get out
the necessary supplies, or go to the store to get
what you will need, etc.).
Add another 15-30 minutes to your project time to
transition into the project/task. Once the project
has been completed, another transition needs to
take place (i.e., clean up, put materials away, etc.)
Add another 10-15 minutes to project time to
transition out of the project/task. Planning ahead
for this additional time in your schedule enables
you to be more realistic about what you can actually
accomplish in a day.
Well, take care, and we'll see ya next time!
Just dropping in to share a cool tip with you.
Hope you're having a good week!
I've been quite busy this week with running my business !
I'm always on the internet, Hani ...looking for
informative Attention Deficit Disorder articles! I found
one that I think you'll really like.
2 Tips for Transitions
by Mary Jane Johnson, PCC, ACT
1. For some AD/HD individuals, transitioning from work to
home can be a problem, as the stresses from a hard day at
work are often taken home at night.
Try to take at least 10 to 15 minutes at the end of each
workday (even if you have to stay after work for a few
minutes) to wrap up on any odds and ends and clean off
your desk.
Check your calendar/schedule to see if anything important
is due the following day, placing these folders and supporting
materials neatly on the middle of your desk for the morning.
This is closure for the workday.
Once that is done take a few minutes to look at your
calendar/schedule for anything that needs to be done
that evening at home. For instance, review what you
will be making for dinner and/or if you will need
to stop by the store on the way home.
Do you have an evening appointment or does
Johnny have a piano lesson tonight?
What chores need to be done?
This process brings your mind from focusing on work
issues to focusing on home issues. As you drive home
continue to review in your mind what needs to be
done when you get home.
That evening lay out your clothes for work the
next day, pack your lunch if needed, and place
all items that need to go with you in the morning
by the door you will be leaving from.
Later in the evening (or first thing in the morning),
review your calendar/schedule checking off items
that have been completed or writing in things that
need to be done at home the next evening and then
see what needs to be done when first arriving at
work the following day.
This provides closure at home and starts you thinking
about work. On the drive to work, continue to review
in your mind what needs to done at work.
When you arrive your important "to dos" for the
day will be waiting for you on your desk.
2. Many AD/HD individuals fail to plan for transitions.
When starting a project/task, and scheduling time on
your calendar/schedule to complete the project/task,
make sure to allow time for transitions.
Not only do you need to plan for the amount of time
it takes to work on the project/task, but you also
need to look at what steps it takes to get ready to
do the project (i.e., find a place to do it, get out
the necessary supplies, or go to the store to get
what you will need, etc.).
Add another 15-30 minutes to your project time to
transition into the project/task. Once the project
has been completed, another transition needs to
take place (i.e., clean up, put materials away, etc.)
Add another 10-15 minutes to project time to
transition out of the project/task. Planning ahead
for this additional time in your schedule enables
you to be more realistic about what you can actually
accomplish in a day.
Well, take care, and we'll see ya next time!
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