I didn’t get to hear the author speak at last week’s conference, but I picked up a copy of Dr. Edward Hallowell’s CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap!.

Hallowell applies what he knows about ADHD and ADD to those of us who are going crazy in the digital world.

I LOVE his list of new words for new problems. Here are my top five…

  1. Screensucking
    Wasting time engaging with any screen: computer, video game, TV, PDAs. “Held by a mysterious force, a person can sit long after the work has been done…. not especially enjoying what he is doing but not able to disconnect to turn off the machine.”
  2. EMV or e-mail voice
    “The unearthly tone a person’s voice takes on when he is reading e-mail while talking to you on the phone.”
  3. Gigaguilt
    The major guilt we feel when we are unable to keep track of the million tasks that we think we can accomplish with our high-tech lifestyle.
  4. Morning Burst
    Your clearest thinking, freshest time of the day. For most people this is the morning. Hallowell calls the disruption of your clear-thinking time Morning Bust.
  5. Fuhgeddomania and Loseophilia
    Forgetfulness due to data overload, and the tendency to lose things because you’re juggling more things than a human brain can manage.
  6. Doomdart
    An obligation that slipped your mind that “suddenly pops into your consciousness like a poison dart.”