Hi.

I am just recently diagnosed with ADD. As I look back over the years a lot of things are making sense.
Especially my inability to cope with job boredom. I was wondering if anyone has developed any coping skills in this area that they would like to share. I have been out of work for three years and I may have a position as a part time Cad Drafter. The job description I received makes the work sound really easy. Which for me is not a good thing. The upside is that it will be for only four hours a day.

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So, if anyone has any coping ideas that may help me get through the four hours it would be greatly appreciated.

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I would like to give drafting one last shot before I start thinking about switching careers.

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Regards

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Ernie J

Well, I certainly don't have any panacea, but I did have one idea that I thought of contributing to the sticky thread (http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1813) on surviving, but I'll add here instead. I'm currently doing a temp job involving some highly-repetitive documentation, and I've found that sometimes it helps me to make some sort of "game" to keep me motivated. Basically I just count the number of docs I finish in a 15- or 60-minute period, and try to aim for higher scores each time. Sadly, it worked for a little while, then I got to the point where I didn't care how I was doing at the "game", so it lost its effectiveness. Still, it might have some merit.

Shorter days is probably a good idea IMO.