Posted by IsoM on June 4, 2002, at 13:01:16
In reply to Re: your working memory IsoM, posted by bookgurl99 on June 4, 2002, at 1:06:27
How am I handling things? Well, mostly bumbling through life as usual. I had others tell me (esp. my sons) that I'm the perfect match for the absent-minded prof, myself. Full of tidbits of knowledge, great schemes, & never seem to remember the small mundane matters. Trouble is, some of things I forget aren't so small & mundane.
People with ADD (me) typically have small working RAM. Post-it notes turn into Post-it hell with multi-coloured notes stuck up all over the place. I don't even see them. What I do is save those neon bright 8x12 papers that come in junk mail, blank on one side, & use them as my post-it note. I stick them up where I can't miss them - on the bathroom mirror or my tea bag cannister. :-)
Organisation is the key. Unfortunately, I can disorganise faster than you can blink. I have to regularly go through my little piles of stuff, tossing out junk & reorganising. I've developed some good strategies over the years but my biggest hurdle is organising my time properly. I have a poor concept of time, how much has passed, how long it takes me to do something, how to parcel it out usefully, etc. Funny thing is, if you ask me what time it is (prompting me to think about it), I can you the time fairly closely without wearing a watch.
Due to great disorganisational skills, I keep all vitally important info I need on the computer as a back-up in a few folders. I've yet to misplace my computer! And no more looking for scraps of paper that mysteriously vanish.
I like the title of the book you recommend. I'll look it up. ADD books written for ADD people have never proved beneficial for me. This book sounds good though!
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