Definite Life Purpose vs Drifting

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Definite Life Purpose (ideal) vs Drifting month to month, year to year

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Assorted ideas, a few of which may be slightly applicable in a very small way to aspects of Asperger - Autism - the ADHDs

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_functions

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http://www.ldonline.org/article/24880

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http://www.daytimer.com/birk/

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Calendars - Organizers

http://www.ataglance.com/

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Scroll 1: Definiteness of Purpose

Scroll 2: Mastermind Alliance

Scroll 3: Applied Faith

Scroll 4: Going the Extra Mile

Scroll 5: Pleasing Personality

Scroll 6: Personal Initiative

Scroll 7: Positive Mental Attitude

Scroll 8: Enthusiasm

Scroll 9: Self-Discipline

Scroll 10: Accurate Thinking

Scroll 11: Controlled Attention

Scroll 12: Teamwork

Scroll 13: Adversity and Defeat

Scroll 14: Creative Vision

Scroll 15: Maintenance of Sound Health

Scroll 16: Budgeting Time and Money

Scroll 17: Cosmic Habitforce

http://www.naphill.org/points/scrolls/

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http://www.chickensoup.com/

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http://www.dreambigcollection.com/

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http://rolodex.com/

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http://www.mead.com/

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Attention Deficit Disorder

Excessive and chronic inability to manage time effectively may be a result of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Diagnostic criteria include: A sense of underachievement, difficulty getting organized, trouble getting started, many projects going simultaneously and trouble with follow-through.[6]

Prefrontal cortex: The prefrontal cortex is the most evolved part of the brain. It controls the functions of attention span, impulse control, organization, learning from experience and self-monitoring, among others...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_management

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/time/index.html

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http://www.dartnellcorp.com/

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Cognition
Thought
Paying Attention
Memory
Visualization
Creative Visualization

and so on

(Source: ADHD BB)

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Words

Preparation
Planning
Drill
Practice
Rehearse
Spaced repetition
Time on task
Work until task is completed

etc.

Wow! Nice post! Anyone who hasn't looked into this stuff should.

I would like to add a quick thought. I hope it doesn't hijack the thread, because that isn't my intention.

Believe it or not, looking into the principles in the OP's post is part of what eventually led me to becoming so certain I'm on the spectrum.

I've actually adopted a lot of that stuff, beginning about ten years ago, and my life improved dramatically. Yet, there still seems to be invisible walls I couldn't get past. Autism explains why. Now, I'm hoping that learning and applying any new adaptations I can pick up, based on knowing why those invisible walls are there, combined with the principles in the OP's post will eventually lead to some even bigger and better improvements.

I'm very interested in this subject. Thanks for posting all of this information!

Getting organized for me though, did become a bit too much of an obsession. Many of the organizational stuff you buy in stores simply didn't work for me because of the way I think. Eventually, I learned that for me KISS (Keep it simple stupid) ended up working best. I have a simple list of priorities in my head now, based on what's most important to me. I don't need to write it down, because I keep it as simple and easy to remember as possible. That, and a calendar on my computer is enough for me now. I can get so easily wrapped up in perfecting systems I spend too much time organizing and reorganizing the information about what needs to be done, and getting basically nothing done.