Well-timed breaks can work magic. I first experienced this in high school. We had block scheduling, with four 90-minute class periods per day. My physics teacher, Mr. Plate, got it: how long 90 minutes can feel when you’re sitting at your desk and using your brain. When Mr. Plate noticed our class wilting, he’d stop […]
Category: Task Management
I’ve accomplished nothing…or maybe I’ve just forgotten.
I end a lot of days feeling like I got nothing done. Like my efforts were not enough. Moms with (or without, let’s be honest) ADHD: I bet some of you can relate. I push back against this feeling all the time. It’s important to me to feel like I’m enough, but my sense of industriousness […]
Canaries in the coal mine
Sometimes, I don’t know if I’m managing my ADHD effectively. After all, the right type and dose of stimulant medication should feel pretty unobtrusive. It doesn’t make ADHD’ers feel drugged, hyped up, or otherwise not ourselves. Once the novelty wears off, we don’t sit around and say, “wow, things seem awfully normal around here!” Those of us with supportive, […]