by Kourosh | Mar 8, 2024 | ADHD & Wandering Minds, Blog, On Mind, On Play and Productivity, Writings
We cannot do everything we wish. Such is the human condition. But we can create structures, whether in words, lists, gadgets, and more, to hold things aside while we focus on the moment. Any system we use to manage our work or play should be able to reliably hold the...
by Kourosh | Feb 23, 2024 | Note-Taking, On Mind, On Music, On Play and Productivity, Writings
Note takers, makers, apps, and shakers have been quite the rage in recent days. With a promised ease of writing, can we create simply by resting on the notes we’ve naturally squirreled away? Or perhaps we can turn to AI. From a carefully crafted prompt or two,...
by Kourosh | Feb 16, 2024 | ADHD & Wandering Minds, Blog, On Mind, On Play and Productivity, Writings
It never ends, does it? If you write out your projects — work, school, personal, or otherwise — you’ll quickly discover a never-ending sea of things to do. Further, you now need to juggle your options. How do you figure out which is the most pressing,...
by Kourosh | Feb 9, 2024 | ADHD & Wandering Minds, Blog, On Mind, On Play and Productivity, Writings
“When will it be done?” Many of us have to answer this question, whether it’s a work environment asking for estimate of time for a project or even from ourselves when trying to decide what to do next. Of course, it can be notoriously difficult to measure time, whether...
by Kourosh | Feb 2, 2024 | ADHD & Wandering Minds, On Mind, On Play and Productivity, Writings
Forcing ourselves to get started, through deadlines, shame, or asking others to push us can leave us feeling exhausted. But when we use a Visit-Based approach, rather than one based in force, we support ourselves. Many of my students have described a sense of relief...
by Kourosh | Jan 26, 2024 | ADHD & Wandering Minds, Blog, On Mind, On Play and Productivity
Stuck Those of us who feel like we cannot work unless we are interested in something or are fueled by some impending deadline, can simply feel stuck. We can neither fake interest, nor can we fake deadlines. So, what do we do? Unfortunately, feelings of helplessness...
