□ You find it difficult to focus fully on another person without thinking of other matters

□ You constantly check and respond to your email, text messages, instant messages, etc.

□ People get frustrated with you (verbally or nonverbally) because you answer your phone or return text messages in the middle of meetings or conversations

□ You frequently feel a sense of “information overload”

□ You think you are a great multi-tasker

□ You are addicted to emergencies and pride yourself on being the best “fire fighter”

□ You love the feeling of being “in the “zone” / “in the moment” / “in the now” and the feeling of being effective and efficient during those times but are frustrated by how infrequently you are there

If you checked a majority of the boxes (and were distracted in the process) then you may be suffering from R.A.D.D.  The good news is that it is curable and you can fill your own prescription!  The irony is those who suffer worst from this condition actually perceive it as a strength because of their incredible “efficiency and ability to multi-task.”  The reality is that effectiveness IS NOT the same as efficiency.  You may feel efficient because you sent out three emails during the “boring parts” of a meeting but what about the unintended consequences of how others perceive you.  Maybe they think that you believe you are more important than them and that your time is more valuable than theirs?  What if, by “multi-tasking”, you happened to miss something truly important and the act of missing it had negative repercussions?