We have often discussed how you can schedule your time in blocks, but today, we'd like to give you a concrete example of how it works in quick time.

Let's say you have a huge project of some sort due by the end of the week, but because you have another side job, you really can't totally dedicate your time to the project that's due. You have to work on it in your off-work time, which only gives you four hours a day. If this were a project you were excited about, it would be much easier to focus and get it done, but it's not. It's boring, and ADD keeps you distracted every time you try to work.

But here's some advice for you, if you have ADD, or have a child with ADD...

Figure out how long that project will take to complete. Let's say 3 hours. OK. So, day to day, you work 8 hours and taking out time for commuting and eating a dinner meal, you have about 4 hours per day of free time. Actually, you could complete the project in one day, but your ADD just won't let you.

But there's a better way to get this done, without waiting until the last minute and driving yourself crazy! Use an ADD-friendly system.

If today's Monday, and the project is due on Friday, that means you have 16 hours in which to complete the project. Right?

Come up with 3 things that you really enjoy doing. Let's say that you like the television series "Lost," that you ride a stationary bike for exercise, and that you enjoy reading mystery novels. OK... that's three things. Number four is going to be your project.

So, here's what you do... You get a timer and set it for however long your ADD attention span can hold out. Usually, it's around fifteen minutes for most of us. So, you set the timer for 15 minutes.

During the first 15 minutes, you're going to watch "Lost" on DVD, but when the timer goes off, you're going to stop the DVD or close the computer window, since you can watch the show on your computer. So, you're done with "Lost."

In the second 15 minutes, you're going to exercise. Ride your stationary bike for 15 minutes. When the timer goes off, you're going to the next thing.

Because you're able to think and plan while riding the stationary bike, it's a good time to plan your project. Just plan it all out in your mind. Where will you go next with it? Train your ADD brain to be creative during this time.

Then, in the next 15 minutes, you're going to implement what you planned while exercising. You'll work on your project.

The next 15 minutes will be for reading a mystery novel.

You have used one of your four hours. For the following three hours, you're going to repeat the same routine.