Pills Don’t Teach Skills

“Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive yourself for forgetting.” - Mark Twain

Perhaps Mark was referring to someone with ADD? I know I used to be somewhat forgetful, but that all changed years ago when I developed the habit of writing it down. I had a particular job back then and my boss gave me a black leather bound book with crisp, clean, empty white lined pages. He told me to write everything down. Thoughts, reminders, tasks, notes of a conversation and anything else I could put down in it.

Quickly, the habit became second nature for me. Why? It helped to gather my thoughts and created a way for me to remember. More importantly, it offered a way for me to review my notes of the day and plan my tomorrow.

Do yourself a favor, get a book like the ones I use and keep it at your desk, beside your bed, in your purse, in your brief case, take it with you on errands and make it a part of your life. Writing it down is the key to an ADD’er succeeding.

Kind of gives a new meaning to, The Little Black Book.

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