just-one-more-thing-itis
I don't know where I was going with this post ... I sat down with the intent to write something profound about the title (read about "avarice" in the previous post). I got immediately distracted by a quick search I did on "one more thing itis". I was expecting a link to Julie Morganstern because that is who I attribute this line to but it came up with a link to ADD at work article. Man, I see a lot of my behaviour in the article below. I understand I shouldn't label myself with any particular "syndrome" or "illness" but it's hard not to after reading it. Labels can type cast me into to a "comfy" box that I live in instead of treating any trait as a continuum of positive and negative behaviours. Thinking about the 7 deadly sins and 7 heavenly virtues as well as the traits of good and bad manager in this manner I want to make the subject of upcoming blog.
ADD Traps at work.
ADD at Work Book.
More on ability and disability:
Do you know the road to San Jose.
ADD Traps at work.
ADD at Work Book.
More on ability and disability:
- Podcast of 60 Minutes segment with Lesley Stahl.
- Online article on the same segment and another article.
Do you know the road to San Jose.
posted by Marty Murphy at 6:39 AM
4 Comments:
i don't really know where i can find this book. could you maybe help?
Hi Marty,
So I'm commenting 5-years after your post because I recently found out that I'm ADD. And one of my biggest traits is the one-more-thing-itis. When I read about it, I was like, yeah, that's what I've been telling my therapist for years...that's why I'm late.
Anyway, I read it in a book on ADD also, and decided to do a search. But all that really came up was your blog article. Guess it's not a popular coin for ADD traits after all.
So what does Julie Moregentstein (or whatever her name was) have to say about OMTI?
-Steph in Berkeley
So another year later, I'm excited to find this post… I'm a 32 year old who wasn't diagnosed with ADD until 2010… what a relief to know what was going on with me. I strongly recommend Dr. Ed Hallowell and Dr. John Ratey's books, "Driven to Distraction" and "Delivered from Distraction."
I googled "OMTI" because my therapist, an ADD specialist, mentioned the term but couldn't remember the book (she has ADD too, of course!)… now I can tell her!
So another year later, I'm excited to find this post… I'm a 32 year old who wasn't diagnosed with ADD until 2010… what a relief to know what was going on with me. I strongly recommend Dr. Ed Hallowell and Dr. John Ratey's books, "Driven to Distraction" and "Delivered from Distraction."
I googled "OMTI" because my therapist, an ADD specialist, mentioned the term but couldn't remember the book (she has ADD too, of course!)… now I can tell her!
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