Are you crazy busy? It seems like most people are these days - and it's not a fun way to live, feeling like everything's out of balance and you're never really spending enough time doing what's really important.
"Given the busy time of year... families have culturally induced ADD..and find difficulty getting everything they need to do
completed," reveals Dr. Edward Hallowell, a child and adult psychiatrist
who's been treating children and adults with ADD and ADHD for over 30
years.
What is culturally induced ADD? "You can get so busy
that you look as if you have Attention Deficit Disorder. True Attention
Deficit Disorder you are born with. It's in your genes. But culturally
induced ADD is simply an artifact of being too busy. When you get too
busy, you become impulsive, you become restless, you become irritable,
you become easily frustrated. All of those are typical symptoms of ADD."
CrazyBusy Tips is an iPhone app now available to help parents and families determine where to most
productively spend their time. he app is free from the iTunes store
with the ability to upgrade for $1.99 if the customized suggestions and
information are determined to be helpful for your family.
The free version is easy to use with a quick "worth it" assessment that lets you enter how you spend your time and how you value the types of activities you do. You then get customized recommendations for two complementary categories that appear out of balance, like work, leisure, exercise, and more. You can also get a weekly electronic newsletter and suggestions to state calm and cool.
I think upgrading to pro is worth it, since you then get access to recommendations in all areas, not just two. You can also get other useful tools, such as a productivity timer, activity stopwatch, gratitude tracker, brain games, exercises to improve focus, ways to uncover the timewasters in your life, and more.
It only takes a few minutes to set up and try the free version, so if you feel like your life is crazy busy, check it out!
Disclosure: I received a complimentary upgrade in exchange for writing this review.
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