Getting things done in an age of technology

Bipolar Disorder and Work: Tips to get more done

- Turn off your computer and put it in a computer bag in the other room! – Turn off the internet. – Turn off the cell phone – Put a sign on your door that says do not disturb. – Find a CD that you play each time you work.

I am turning off my computer right now as I need to get some papers in order. This means I can’t check my darn OCD inducing, time sucking email.

julie





Work Your Way Out of Depression

This is a long blog because it’s such an important topic- depression and work!

A friend of mine told me he was so depressed last week he watched TV all day on his day off. Of course he felt awful and wished he had done something different. I reminded him that this was very rare- since we have been working together, he has been much more productive and rarely has one of those Wheel of Fortune, soap opera, the Price is Right days!

I reminded him that depression has SO many ways to wreck our lives. It can be:

- agitated. This is where we can’t sit still, feel restless, can’t sleep and generally can’t sit down. We can be pretty snarky and snippy at these times.

- ADHD symptoms. This kind of depression makes it hard to focus and we tend to walk around aimlessly and get nothing done.

- Catatonic. This is the [ Read More ]