Organizing for ADD/ADHD

“Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.”
Henry David Thoreau


In organizing for ADD I always make efficiency –least number of steps, least amount of effort- take precedence in all of my organizing strategies. I reject beauty, preparedness and even frugality in order to create an efficient maintainable home and home office. Here are some examples where efficiency has been placed before other values in order to create a quick and easy-to-maintain system. [click to continue…]

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Library Journal

Dear Susan,

Your book is wonderful.  As a typical ADD person that collects
organizing books by the dozen, I loved everything about your book.
The format is perfect for someone with ADD who often reads
from back to front – and right page to left page!
It outlines so many strategies that have taken me 6 years as a Mom with ADD,
… to figure out on my own. [click to continue…]

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In the News

February 8, 2010

To see an interview of Susan C. Pinsky, Owner of “Organizationally Yours”, and author of Organizing Solutions for People with ADD follow this link:
To read about Organizationally Yours in The Beacon follow this link: http://www.wickedlocal.com/acton/homepage/x1957515571
Read about “Organizationally Yours” in The Lowell Sun follow this link: part 1 | part 2

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Organizing Tips and Techniques

February 8, 2010

“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.”
Henry David Thoreau

Keep it Simple by reducing inventory and reducing steps
Reduce inventory (cull, weed, purge) until the quantity of inventory conforms to the available storage.
Store things where you use them
Give everything a home
Arrange your possessions within activity areas or [...]

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Organizing Tools

February 3, 2010

Organizing Tools
The following is a list of products that I recommend for almost every home -they are the tools that enable good organization. These products are all widely available from a variety of manufacturers in almost any discount department store and/or home improvement store.
Cheap pre-finished shelving –available at any discount store –provides efficient storage in [...]

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