I have come to realize how short my attention span is. I don't think it's a decline in cognitive skills as i age as much as it is a lack of mental discipline. Without the high pressure applied by career and family responsibilities, I can't seem to stay on task when it comes to all those leisure activities that I had postponed for retirement.
And on a dietary note, I have discovered I really like Accent seasoning. I know its MSG and somebody is thinking it might be the cause of my ADD, but I really doubt that.
OMG PTB! While reading your first paragraph I was thinking how similar your situation is to mine. I have ADD and I don't use MSG. Sometimes I have to just force myself to focus and get a task done, but admittedly it's not easy. I find I do better if I
~Make To Do lists
~Play "Beat the Clock" to see how quickly and efficiently I can get things done
~Listen to music, especially when doing a task I hate
~Punish myself...can't use the computer until I get a task (or tasks) done
I don't usually use all of these methods at the same time. Maybe I should.
I'm big with lists, nothing gets done until it's on a list. I flip between reward and punishment as motivation, still I often reach end of day disappointed with lack of accomp,ishment anyway.
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