Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Developing Habits

by Christine Robinson

Did you know that it takes at least 7 weeks to effectively form a habit in an adult?  When an activity becomes habitual it usually requires less of our memory and effort.  Habits must work with your lifestyle and your personal body clock.  If you are mentally exhausted after a long day at work, it probably would not be best to pay your monthly bills at 9 pm.  However, if you are a "morning person" it may be better to work tasks into your schedule like this at 7 am.  We can work together to make a daily, weekly and monthly schedule that makes sense for you.
ADD stress can often be self-induced i.e. misplacing keys or cellphone, forgetting to pay "that bill," or missing an important meeting.  Forming habits can stop the chaos!

Forming Habits = Less Stress + Being More Effective

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Christine Robinson, M.Ed. is a certified ADHD Coach and Educational Consultant at the Hallowell Center NYC.  Christine received her Bachelor's Degree from Clark University in both Psychology and English and her Master's Degree in Education from Fitchburg State University. She is a certified teacher who also has over 20 years of sales and management experience and is a certified Educational Consultant. Christine focuses on coaching teens and adults with organizational and time management challenges along with those making business or personal transitions who are seeking optimal performance in their lives. She has helped many families navigate the IEP process through Special Education to seek appropriate services and school placement and also performs classroom observations.
 


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