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Why ADHD Adults Need to Give up Perfectionism to Be Productive

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Emotional Regulation, Podcast

DESCRIPTION: If you’re ready to cure your ADHD perfectionism so you can be productive and do what’s essential to you, here is the strategy you need to use to do that. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Perfectionism is a habit. Striving for perfection contributes to your overwhelm and gets in the way of reaching your goals. Using the strategies I share in this podcast can help you get rid of this roadblock. RESOURCES: Articles: When Planning Is Overrated for Adults with ADHD ADHD & 5 Ways You Can Use Self-Talk to Stop Procrastinating 6 Mistakes to Avoid When Managing Your ADHD Books: The Gifts of Imperfection, by Brené Brown How to Be an Imperfectionist, by Stephen Guise TRANSCRIPTION: 00:00: It’s impossible to reach perfection. So why do you, an…

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Do ADHD Adults Overthink or Not Think Enough?

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Planning & Prioritizing, Podcast

DESCRIPTION: Do you feel like you think too much? Could be. But, like many ADHD adults, you may also not do enough upfront thinking to be able to follow through on your goals. Ready to change that? KEY TAKEAWAYS: You may be investing too much time and energy in thinking. So that you don’t get a good return from this investment. But you may also be underinsured and not investing enough in the right kind of upfront thinking. Learn how to do the right kind and amount of upfront thinking to execute on your goals that are in alignment with your values. Resources: Future Self Exercise and Values List Greg McKeown’s website – Check out his book, Essentialism, and his podcast MindMeister – an online…

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How to Manage Boredom When You Have ADHD

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Emotional Regulation, Podcast

DESCRIPTION: Boredom can be intolerable for ADHD adults. Find out why and what you can do about it to follow through on what’s important to you. KEY TAKEAWAYS: your feelings of boredom may be related to your ADHD your brain needs stimulation there are strategies you can use to get the stimulation your brain needs and follow through on what is important to you RESOURCES: Dr. Ellen Littman Dr. Thomas Brown ADHD and 20 Ways to Remember What You Want TRANSCRIPTION: 00:00 What will you do to avoid boredom? For adults with ADHD the answer might be, “just about anything.” You’ve tuned into Scattered, Focused, Done – Reimagining Productivity with ADHD, a podcast for ADHD, adults like you who want to learn how to adopt…

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Trouble Saying What You Want Because of Your ADHD?

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Communication, Podcast

Description: Organizing thoughts into words with ADHD can be a challenge. Ready to turn that around? Use these 7 strategies and you can. Key Takeaways: ADHD challenges with working memory, long-term memory, processing speed, emotional regulation and distractions can make it difficult for you to organize your thoughts into words. Learn more about these ADHD challenges so you understand why it can be a challenge for you to organize your thoughts to speak effectively. Then learn how to use 7 workarounds to address them. Articles: ADHD and Meetings: How to Take and Use Your Notes Do You Have ADHD and Feel Like You Often Respond Too Slowly? ADHD Adults Communicate Better Using These 5 Listening Tips Transcription: 00:01: Is one of your ADHD challenges organizing…

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ADHD Adults Need These 4 Tips To Successfully Adopt Habits

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Podcast

DESCRIPTION: Adopting the right habits help ADHD adults be more productive. Here’s how to do that with greater ease. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Adopting habits can be a challenge for ADHD adults. ADHD symptoms is what makes it hard to both form habits and persist in using them. There are 4 techniques you can use to make it easier to adopt and utilize habits consistently. RESOURCES: Articles: The ADHD Adult’s Guide to the Weekly Review Have ADHD & Want Better Daily Productivity Without Overwhelm? Book: Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results  by Stephen Guise TRANSCRIPTION: 00:01: As an adult with ADHD you struggle with routines. Yet, you think the right ones will help you be more productive every day, right? You’ve turned into Scattered, Focused, Done –…

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Skillfully Handling Your Overwhelm When You Have ADHD

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Emotional Regulation, Podcast

Description: Feelings of overwhelm are a common companion for ADHD adults. So, knowing these five steps to manage it in the moment is key to working well with your ADHD. Key Takeaways: Your ADHD can make your overwhelm worse and your overwhelm can also exacerbate your ADHD symptoms. Overwhelm can lead to procrastination as a way of deferring the discomfort of your overwhelm. Addressing the source of your overwhelm can help reduce your tendency to procrastinate. Managing your negative thought patterns is one of the keys to reducing your overwhelm. Identifying and replacing your overwhelm routine with a more helpful habit is also important. You will also want to know how to “pause” situations where you are feeling overwhelmed so you can decide what to…

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Part 3 – The 3 Strategies You Should Use to Execute on Your To-Do List

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Podcast

DESCRIPTION: If you have a master task list, that’s great! Now you need to execute on those tasks, right? Here are strategies you need to use to do that. KEY TAKEAWAYS: You may avoid your task list, if you don’t know how you’re going to follow through on the tasks. Weekly planning is one technique you can use to execute better. Another technique is batching and scheduling reoccurring tasks. Choosing 1-3 tasks to do each day can also help you follow through. RESOURCES: Article: The ADHD Adult’s Guide to the Weekly Review TRANSCRIPTION: 00:01 If you’ve managed to create a master task list, that’s great. But are you now avoiding it? Because looking at it just makes you stressed because you’re not sure how you’re…

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Part 2 – If You Want to Execute Better, Craft Your Tasks This Way

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Podcast

  DESCRIPTION: How you write your tasks on your list can help or hinder you when it’s time to execute. Here’s how you can craft each one to make follow through easier. KEY TAKEAWAYS: For better follow through: clearly define each task on your task list in actionable terms include as much information as possible with each task — email address, phone number, documents, etc. design and include accountability tasks to help you follow through when it’s time to execute. RESOURCES: Article: How to Form Accountability Partnerships for Adults with ADHD TRANSCRIPTION:  00:05 Are you confused sometimes when you look at the task on your tasks lists? You’ve tuned into Scattered, Focused Done –  Re-imagining Productivity with ADHD, a podcast for ADHD, adults like you…

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Part 1 – How to Create a Task List That Works for You

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Tools & Strategies, Podcast

Description: If you have everything and the kitchen sink on your task list, it’s probably not working for you. Here’s how ADHD adults create the right kind of task list. One that helps you do what is most important to you. Key Takeaways: A master task list is critical to be able to remember and do what is important to you. To create the right task list you need to decide what to do, delegate, defer or drop. Resources: Books: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg Mckeown The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes by William Ury Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity by Charles Duhigg Article: ADHD and Using the Urgent…

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7 Techniques You Can Use To Make Starting Easier

ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Podcast

  Description: You need to finish it. Whatever it is for you. But all you can think about is how long it’s going to take, how hard it’s going to be and that you’re not even sure where to begin. Next thing you know you’re doing something else, telling yourself “I’ll do it later…” Right, later. When you say this what you really mean is, “Not now.” And it gets deferred indefinitely. How are you ever going to start?! Transitions – starting, stopping, switching tasks – are difficult for ADHD adults. In this podcast episode I’ll focus on starting because, of course, you can’t finish what you don’t start. Key Takeaways: Getting started is often very hard for ADHD adults Urgency is often a key…