by Abigail Wurf | Nov 14, 2017 | ADD, ADHD
Those affected by ADHD have a higher likelihood of addiction than those not affected by ADHD. Addictions could include alcohol, smoking, drugs, gambling, internet, food, sex and shopping to name a few of the most obvious ones. A reason why some people affected by ADHD...
by Abigail Wurf | Nov 7, 2017 | ADD, ADHD
Many people are resistant to goals setting. But if you are affected by ADHD you are more likely to be resistant to setting goals. I have no scientific data to support this opinion. All I can say is 100% of my clients past and present struggle with goal setting....
by Abigail Wurf | Oct 31, 2017 | ADD, ADHD
Studs Terkel’s book “Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do,” was originally published in 1972 but its message still resonates today. Here’s a short excerpt from the introduction of the book It is a quote from one of the...
by Abigail Wurf | Oct 24, 2017 | ADD, ADHD
Many people struggle with procrastination. Sometimes seems it is an epidemic. There are numbers of reasons people procrastinate. A major reason is fear. This fear plays out in many ways. To name just three: There is the fear that once you start the project or action...
by Abigail Wurf | Oct 17, 2017 | ADD, ADHD
I have stopped using computer calendars. I know I am committing heresy. The most fundamental reason is that it is quicker. When I am scheduling appointments with my clients, I am always waiting on them while they finish entering the information into their phone, that...
by Abigail Wurf | Oct 12, 2017 | ADD, ADHD
In order to talk about being late, I must first talk about Magical Thinking. A version of Magical Thinking often has to do with time. It is Monday morning and you are running an hour behind on your appointments and task list. Magical Thinking dictates that you will...
by Abigail Wurf | Oct 10, 2017 | ADD, ADHD
Are you working toward leaving a legacy? As I am writing this, I am on my way back from Harvard. I went overnight with my mother to meet some “Wurf Scholars.” What, you ask, is a Wurf Scholar? (At least I hope you asked.) They are special scholarships for people in...
by Abigail Wurf | Oct 5, 2017 | ADD, ADHD
What do you see when you look up from working at your desk? I sit at one end of a table and behind the other end of the table is a large three-section window. It is great. Whenever I pause or need to think, I do so looking out at a vista of lovely green trees with a...
by Abigail Wurf | Oct 3, 2017 | ADD, ADHD
I wrote this while flying back from London where I had been visiting my brother and nephew in 2016. It was my mother’s wish for her birthday (a significant one!) to travel to England to visit her grandson at school. My nephew attends the boarding school Eton outside...
by Abigail Wurf | Sep 26, 2017 | ADD, ADHD
Time management is a lie. We can’t manage time. What we can manage are the actions we take in the 24 hours we have each day. If we consider these actions and manage them in a way that supports us, everything ultimately works out and the actions we take move our...
