Yesterday at <a href=”http://www.wellorderedchaos.addaptabilities.com/?p=318″>Well-Ordered Chaos</a> I blogged about heading out the door, needing to catch a train, and realizing literally at the last minute that I needed to set out donations for a pick-up. Even though I was successful — I set everything out, taped signs to it, and even made my train — I noticed I was cursing myself for the mistake.
I’ve been reading about time management lately. One thing that keeps coming up in time management advice is to let go of perfectionism. In the literature that’s specific to ADD, it’s noted that lot of folks with ADD are perfectionists. And I just gotta ask myself, WTF?
Seriously, why do we do this to ourselves? We’re at a clinically demonstrable disadvantage when it comes to getting places on time and having out sh*t together. Why do we make it worse for ourselves? Is it hyperfocus? Is it a neurological inability to let go? Is it something to do with the “right-brained” nature of ADHD? Are we predisposed to be creative divas?
Or is it a learned response to all the years of being told we’re not good enough?
Whatever the reasons, it’s crippling and I wish I could stop it.
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