ADD and Stress

It seems more and more of our society is becoming ADD. What used to be called multi-tasking in the nineties is now called ADD. We are doing so many things at once now( most of them unimportant tasks) that we are constantly stressed out trying to get them all done and staying focused at the same time. The definition of the word focus is

noun

1.	a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity

So trying to stay focused on multiple tasks, by the very definition of the word, is impossible. But we try to do that all the time. Driving our car, blasting the radio, talking on the cell phone...oh wait..texting on our cell phone, all the while talking to our friends in the car riding with us. Do you think at least on an unconscious level that would cause a little stress in our bodies?

Did you know the average IQ in the U.S. has dropped. For the first time in history it is below 100. Do you know the reason for that? Our ADD lifestyle. It has been cited as the number one reason for the decline in intelligence in the country.

So how do we learn to lessen our stress and increase our intelligence? We stop multi-tasking. When you drive, drive. If you have to make a phone call, pull over. When you have lunch with your friends...PUT YOUR CELL PHONE AWAY. Pick one task you need to do and do that during the day, when you are finished start the next task.

For the next week just pay attention to how many times you are doing multiple things at once and how that makes you feel. Then try to just do one of those things, then the next. See how that makes you feel. You might be surprised at how much your stress level decreases throughout the day and you might even gain a few IQ points on the way!