Feeling overwhelmed? Read a book.

Have you ever felt like your attention has too many demands to keep up with? Apparently, this has developed into a pretty bid deal. Big enough that there's a new name for it. Divided Attention Disorder (DAD) is taking over the nation. I stumbled across this article while reading the news this morning.  And I AGREE. Yes, I did both bold and caps that word because I agree so strongly.

I've been trying to find a balance between my ultra-long to-do list at work, my significantly-long to-do list for school, and my infinite personal to-do list. I've left a couple out of there as well.  I always know exactly where my internet-friendly smart-phone and my iTouch are. Most of the same information is scribbled in my Franklin Covey planner as well.

I haven't even talked about how many windows I have open on my computer all day.  So many that when I get home from work in the evening I dread booting up my laptop to attack my online grad school homework.

BBC says that all of this constant online communication could be changing the way our brains think. I'm not sure if it is for me or not, since I was raised in the Google generation.

I'm sure I'm misplacing bits and pieces of my life with so many demands rushing through my mind all at once. So how does one overcome this overwhelming need to do everything? Well, I agree with Colm O'Regan's advice to exercise your ability to focus your concentration for more than 10 minutes. He says go read a book. I say, go read this book.

I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling like this. How have you all been handling the pressure?