4-ADD is an incorrect moniker - I have plenty of attention - it's a concentration deficit - Solution DO IT NOW

It's not that I can't pay attention; I am super sensitive to all kinds of things pulling my attention. I pay attention to many things at once. In fact, when you google "how to improve attention," you don't get much - what you learn is how to GET someone's attention. The correct diagnosis is Concentration deficit. 

DO IT NOW

When I analyze my ADD and procrastination, it comes down to fear of a hard task. I choose easy, transactional tasks to feel like I am doing things, but the truth is that all tasks are hard. The transactional tasks are not productive. So I vow to take a task, DO IT THEN, and do not stop until it is done. Half-finished is un-done

HALF-FINISHED IS UN DONE

You know what I mean if you have ever picked up someone else's half-finished work and tried to finish it. You are really starting anew. It's not different when you are an ADD, and you leave a piece of work undone. You spend just as much time getting back into it, seeing what is done and isn't as you would have to do it from the beginning. 

There are exceptions, such as when you have a proper "chunking" methodology - such as breaking things into sections or making notes when you leave a project about what needs to be completed. 

In fact, it's becoming an issue in our world. Multi-tasking, for anyone who knows about deep work, is a fraud. 

You have a limited supply of concentration energy. According to studies, deep concentration can last a maximum of 15-20 minutes. So how are we expected to spend 8 hours a day deeply concentrating? 

Shallow concentration is your attention to social media, responding to emails, watching TV, and even driving. For me, I am learning to focus on the main things that interrupt

Distractions

When something draws your attention away, THAT distraction is the enemy. 

Embrace boredom

When you are bored, your mind is looking for something to do, and distractions are, by definition, not present, so this is the key time to focus. 


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