(Originally published February 22, 2019, Updated May 6, 2022) As is true for many ADHD adults, you might find the most challenging part of completing a task is starting it. And, while not always the case, once you get started, you might find it’s not that hard to continue working if you can just get started. But, since initiating can feel so daunting for reasons I’ll cover below, you may often procrastinate. And, because you’re… Continue reading…
Part 2 – How ADHD Adults Can Finally Fix Their Love-Hate Relationship with Habits
(originally published September 5, 2013, updated February 11, 2022) While habits help ADHD adults do what is important to them, you know it is hard for ADHD adults to adopt habits. I explored this along with steps you can take to change your habits in Part 1 How ADHD Adults Can Finally Fix Their Love-Hate Relationship With Habits. A suggestion. If you haven’t read Part 1, go ahead, and read it. Then come back here…. Continue reading…
ADHD Adults Need to Know This to Create the Change They Want
(originally published March 27, 2011, updated August 20, 2021) Can ADHD adults effectively maintain changes? Recently, in our online membership mastermind group one of our members mentioned one of the strategies she uses to get started on a task she doesn’t know how to do is to tell herself: I don’t know how to do this, yet. And by using this phrase she can remember not knowing how to do something is not permanent. That… Continue reading…
These Are the 4 Steps ADHD Adults Need to Take to Reduce Distractions Now
It would be an understatement to say that ADHD adults are prone to distractions. But does that mean you can’t do what you intend? Of course not. Sure, you’ll need to work at it, but you can learn and apply strategies to reduce ADHD distractions and their impact in your personal and professional life. No doubt, your ADHD contributes to this tendency. Because that is the way your brain is wired. It craves the stimulation… Continue reading…
What All ADHD Adults Need to Do to Make Task Switching Easier
(originally published August 20, 2015, updated September 6, 2020) When you have ADHD task switching can often be difficult. You might feel like you’re stuck in a gear. It might be you’re trying to start, and your gears just keep on grinding. Other times you may want to stop but the gear just stays in place because you’re hyper-focusing on whatever you’re doing. The bottom line is you feel overwhelmed, struggling to go from… Continue reading…
7 Steps ADHD Adults Use To Be Productive Every Day
I know you want to know how to be productive each day without the overwhelm when you have ADHD. Because right now you may be starting each day wondering how you’re going to get everything done. While maybe ending the day with feeling like you didn’t get enough done. It’s frustrating to start and end your day like this, for sure. Maybe you start your day by stopping for coffee on the way to work…. Continue reading…
Does Your ADHD Brain Freeze When You Need to Generate Ideas?
You need to come up with an idea on the spot. Maybe somebody asks you a question in a meeting or you want to come up with an idea for a gift. But your ADHD brain freezes. The seconds tick by and you become more and more overwhelmed. You have nothing, nada, zilch. If you’re in a meeting, you may have this monologue running through your head: “I should be able to come up… Continue reading…
4 Delegation Strategies You Need to be Productive When You Have ADHD
“How am I going to get all this work done?!” If you are reading this article, I’m sure that’s a question you often ask yourself. Yet, there is a better question you could be asking. And that is, “How is all the work I’m responsible for completing going to get done?” Asking the question this way allows you to consider more options, including delegating, in thinking about how to close the loop on your work…. Continue reading…
Discover your why and follow through with greater ease
Often well-known productivity methods assume everyone has the skills needed to use the strategies. For example, David Allen, creator of Getting Things Done, assumes you already know how to plan and get started. But, of course, that’s not necessarily true for adults with ADHD. And these assumptions result in a lot of frustration for ADHD adults who try to use systems like GTD “right out-of-the-box.” It’s not that GTD or other productivity systems are bad…. Continue reading…
8 Strategies ADHD Adults Use to Make Executing Easier
I know, as an ADHD adult, planning may not be your strong suit. But I bet you are most interested in learning how to start and execute on your important work with greater ease, right? So, for the purposes of this article, let’s assume you have a solid plan. And focus on what comes next. Are you with me? On occasion, I’ll receive an email from a new client, asking for “just a few… Continue reading…