In a Hectic Life, Systems Keep You SaneIn a world full of chaos, systems keep you sane.Music by Tommy WalkerMy weekly newsletter is on Substack (download here for Apple, coming soon for Android/Google). It will still come to your inbox via email, so if you don't want to use the app, you'll still be good!Substack combines all the things I'm doing online into one place, gives me the opportunity to bring additional content to paid subscribers, and will make my online life a lot more efficient.You can sign up for my Substack letter here.(Note: There are options to sign up for free, or to become a paid subscriber in this link. The normal newsletter will always be free!) (Music shared on The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast is authorized under BMI license #61063253 and ASCAP license #400010513 ) Go to my website www.wleewarrenmd.com for more information about my letter, this show, my books, and more. John to Know, James to Grow bible study Transcript:Hey friend, have you ever lost your keys?It's an irritating way to start the day. You can't find your car keys. You already lost your spare set, so you have to search your house, you finally find them in the pants you wore yesterday, and by the time you get to work, you're ten minutes late.And that morning, you had a big meeting. Since you were late, the boss gave a sale to your rival, who you were trying to beat for associate of the quarter, and you really needed that bonus.You get to your desk, and spend an hour looking for the folder you need for your conference call, and finally remember that you left it in the copy room yesterday.When you get there, it's buried under a stack of other stuff and it takes you ten minutes to find it. You're now five minutes late to the conference call, and as a result the manager tells you she's going a different direction on the project.Your whole day is shot, because of lost keys and misplaced folders.Does this sound familiar?If so, this episode is for you.I've got a question for you:What's your system?What's your strategy for getting things done in the most efficient way, always having the things you need to do your work and live your life? I'm going to tell you twelve reasons why you need to be more organized, and then I'm going to share six secrets to developing life-proof systems to help you avoid days like the one we just talked about.Disorganization and chaos can make our lives much more stressful than they already are. And who wants that?I'm here to tell you, friend: in my world I cannot survive without a solid organizational plan.Why?Because systems keep you sane.I need to confess that as intelligent as I am, as accomplished as I am, at my baseline my mind is a disorganized mess. I struggle with being easily distracted, and I learned a long time ago that if I was going to be successful, I had to get organized.Now I'm not alone in this. In fact, a huge percentage of type-A, hyper-performing people have what today is called "Adult ADD." When I was a kid, the teachers called us 'hyperactive,' but fortunately I had parents and teachers who were wise enough to let me be myself. They never let me feel like something was wrong with me because I paced a lot, tapped my pencil when I had to sit still for a long time, or seemed to be distracted when they were trying to teach me. Instead of assuming I wasn't listening, they learned to say, "Did you hear me?"And I had, every time. I just didn't need to look at them to hear. The big surprise for me was when I got to medical school and found myself in a school full of people just like me.Parents, be patient with your kids, learn how they learn, and try to maximize their opportunities before you let someone label or medicate them when they're not acting exactly like everyone else. Sure, some people need help and have real problems with learning and behavior. But a lot of folks just need to develop a system to manage their minds, their lives and their behaviors. If you struggle with keeping your mind on track long enou