online ADD /memory assistance / brain fog resources?

[firecat]

I have a high distractability quotient and faulty short-term-to-long-term-memory transfer right now. I can think of various possible causes for this, but that's not the subject of this post.

I was thinking that people with ADD probably have developed techniques to minimize the impact of such things. Perhaps I could benefit from subscribing to a mailing list or LJ community that discusses such techniques. Do you know of any useful groups or web sites along those lines?

(I have already ordered David Allen's Getting Things Done.)

Comments

[windsea.livejournal.com]

One of the worst thing that I have done, but the best in terms of distraction, has been refusing to log on to the Internet until noon -- or after 18:00. Setting aside a clear chunk of the day with no Net access has forced me to focus on getting RL tasks done. I still need to ruthlessly priorize and make lists, short bites, very structured, but keeping off the Net is huge.

[firecat]

Thanks for the idea!

[tedesson.livejournal.com]

Yes, this one is critical for me as well. I have to use the Internet for my work, so I avoid looking at any sites which have a high 'suck me in' factor. So no news sites until I've gone through my closed list.

I will read livejournal, because it feels like a 'break', and is self-limited in terms of articles, because I don't have a big friends list.

If one is technical, you could set up a block list for the sites that you find most distracting, and only be able to look at them during scheduled hours.