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

[firecat]

What do you do when you're walking around and suddenly a to-do item occurs to you? Do you have a list you carry with you? How do you remember to transfer it to the master list?

I do the packing list thing. It is essential.

[innerdoggie.livejournal.com]

I've thought about carrying a notebook, but I haven't gotten there yet. I sometimes email items to my work account so I can put them on the Outlook calendar. Or if my SO needs me to do something, I ask him to email me so it won't fall out of my head.

If I am walking to the store and only buying a few things, I count the items. I find I can remember a number (4 or 5), and then can reproduce the list from the number. It's not perfect, though.

Also just having the list on my desk or table and I can add to it. If I do a Peapod shop, I'll make a draft order a few days in advance and add things as they occur to me before their deadline.