A great part of recovery is learning to do things a new way. If it means we need to slow down, then we slow down. You will be surprised at how much you can accomplish, even at a slower pace.

The life lessons to learn are the work-arounds and other accommodations that allow us to continue moving forward. It takes discipline to slow down and even more to notice the subtle clues that we are pushing too hard. Those momentary lapses are clues to slow down. Those moments when we need to 'stop to think' are telling us to slow down.

Multi-tasking is not necessary. Research shows that a healthy brain is not designed to tolerate the stress of multi-tasking. Our brains need us to avoid attempts at multi-tasking like it is the plague.

Use a notebook to track multiple tasks that need to be done. Trying to juggle them mentally is too much stress. You will be pleasantly surprised how much better you work when you break up your complex tasks into single tasks with less memory requirements.

This is difficult to learn because we are so habituated to the multi-tasking and mental juggling of our past. In time, the simplified life becomes the norm.

My best to you all.