Have you ever avoided a task because you thought you’d get bored?

Have you ever feared a task because you thought you’d get bored, wouldn’t finish, and would suffer consequences?

Assuming you’ve said yes, how many of these tasks might have been important? It’s one thing to avoid reading some useful but boring professional journals. It’s another thing to neglect tracking or tallying your deductible expenses (or your staff’s expense accounts). And it’s a big ‘nother thing to avoid finishing your business plan.

When you prioritize tasks by importance, you’ll have a stronger sense of when to “risk” getting bore. And at least you’ll have a chance at delegating the items that need doing but not necessarily by you. (By the way: a great way to identify priorities is to look at what’s most important in your business plan. You’ve finished your business plan, right?)

“Working memory is a mysterious kind of inward eye that allows us to maintain brain-based models of our surroundings…

“Drugs like guanfacine [occasionally used to treat ADHD] work by stopping production of cyclic AMP, thus allowing the cortical network to remain connected and critical working-memory functions to proceed unchecked.

“[Yale University neurobiologist] Arnsten next plans to investigate whether conditions like ADHD, schizophrenia, and age-related cognitive decline might be touched off by the opening of too many HCN channels, leading to mental lapses.”

– from Gatekeepers of the Mind, in Yale Alumni Magazine, July/August 2007

According to the National Institute of Health, guanfacine (sold under the brand name Tenex® by ESP Pharma) is primarily used for high blood pressure, with some use for migraine headaches and drug withdrawal symptoms.

A Yahoo! Health article on ADD/ADHD states:

“[Other]  medications are sometimes tried if symptoms persist after initial treatment with one of the above medications. These medications are usually not used in younger children.

• Antihypertensives, such as Catapres and Tenex, which may be used to treat aggression and impulsivity not controlled by ADHD medications.”