Pills Don’t Teach Skills

Most people with ADD share a common trait, they just don’t know when or how to slow down. On the positive side, this trait is a big part of many entrepreneurs, offers a tremendous amount of drive to people’s efforts and creates that energy inside that keeps you going. On the down side, it also […]

As you may have read on this site and in the previous postings, we have taken on the challenge of writing a book. The book is called Pills Don’t Teach Skills, my journey with adult ADD (by Jeff Hamilton and ADD Coach Pete Quily). While the process of writing this book, the educational experience and […]

For me, the challenge in working through the many obstacles of ADD was to be aware of who I was by engaging in self analysis, such as with counselors, personal coaches or just thinking. I found the simplest way was to develop a list of criteria by which I could reflect back on regularly and […]

We’re going to be posting summaries of the different chapters of Pills Don’t Teach Skills.
Here’s the Summary of Chapters 1 to 4

1. Attitude – Opening with the famous quote entitled “Attitude” by Charles Swindoll, I focus on how important attitude is to work through ADD, I explore a personal experience of narcissism and […]