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printer friendlyHow To Do Less (and Why)
What People Will Learn
Frances Strassman
By way of introduction, Frances writes, "it seems to me that what is useful for your members to know is that I have ADD, had 5 kids, and a business to run, and was scrambled eggs. Then I spent 500 hours a year for 13 years studying Eastern philosophy and psychology. Now, I can coach and bring order to folks with or without ADHD. I can walk and chew gum. I suspect those are the critical points to help someone decide whether to tune in or not.
Later I developed a business to organize and maintain offices and homes in the most efficient way possible by including space planning and other organizational skills. The business became a learning laboratory for the graduate students who worked with me.
Moving to the Bay Area to continue my studies, I also began teaching a class called Skillful Means to Work. Whether Ph.D. candidate or carpenter, the students in my classes and four-day workshops were fascinated by the control they gained over their lives.
More Than Order was started in 1994. I work with entrepreneurs, professionals, and Fortune 500 companies. Recent interests are creative methods for the diverse learning styles now being discovered. I am a member of CHADD, active in the San Francisco Mental Health Assn., The National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization, and The National Association of Professional Organizers; San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, where I served on the Board of Directors for years.
