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    You Can Transition Easier With These Steps

    ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Podcast

    DESCRIPTION: You will learn how to stop, start and task switch with greater ease. RESOURCES: Blog Post: TRANSCRIPT: (00:01): Do you have a hard time moving from one task or activity to another? You can change that. You’ve tuned into scattered focused, done Re-Imagining Productivity with A DHD, A podcast for A DHD, adults like you who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to get your essential work done in a way that works with the way your brain is wired. I’m Marla Cummins, and I’m glad you’re joining me today on this journey to reimagining productivity with A DHD, so you can get what is important to you. Done without trying to do it like everyone else. Transitions…

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    How To Plan A Productive Day With ADHD

    ByMarla Cummins ADHD Follow-Through, Blog

    How do you plan your days so you are sure you are working toward your goals in alignment with your values? I know that is what you want to do. But right now, you may start each day wondering how you are going to get “everything.” Then, at the end of the day, you may feel like you didn’t get enough done. Some days you may even feel like you didn’t get anything done! It’s frustrating to start and end your day like this, for sure. What Does The Beginning Of Your Day Look Like? Maybe you start your day by stopping for coffee on the way to work. You get to the office, maybe a little later than you planned. The first thing you…

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    Stop Wasting Time With ADHD

    ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Podcast

    DESCRIPTION: Learn strategies to stop wasting time. RESOURCES: Blog: TRANSCRIPT: (00:00): Are you ready to stop wasting time? You’ve tuned into Scattered Focused Done Re-Imagining Productivity with ADHD, A podcast for ADHD adults like you who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to get your essential work done in a way that works with the way your brain is wired. I’m Marla Cummins and I’m glad you’re joining me today on this journey to re-Imagining Productivity with ADHD, so you can get what is important to you done without trying to do it like everyone else. Once you’ve decided what’s essential to you and you have a task list that reflects this, it’s time to execute. And to do…

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    Self-Compassion, Productivity and ADHD

    ByMarla Cummins ADHD Emotional Regulation, Podcast

    DESCRIPTION: Because your goal is not just to get to the finish line, get stuff done. But you also want to feel less stress and overwhelm along the way, right? And, without self-compassion, your experience in getting to the finish line will likely continue to be full of stress and overwhelm. KEY TAKEAWAYS: RESOURCES: Book: Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself TRANSCRIPT: (00:02): If you want to be productive, being self-compassion is a key step. You’ve turned into Scattered, Focused, Done, Re-imagining Productivity with ADHD, a podcast for ADHD, adults like you who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to be able to get your essential work done in a way that works with the way…

  • How To Prioritize With ADHD

    ByMarla Cummins Podcast

    Transcript (00:00): Find it hard to prioritize when everything seems important, but there’s only one of you and just not enough time. You’ve tuned into Scattered Focused, done Re-Imagining Productivity with ADHD, A podcast for ADHD adults like you who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to get your essential work done in a way that works with the way your brain is wired. I’m Marla Cummins and I’m glad you’re joining me today on this journey to re-Imagining Productivity with A DHD, so you can get what is important to you done without trying to do it like everyone else. So you wonder what you should be working on and also why is it so hard for you…

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    ADHD and Notetaking For Meetings

    ByMarla Cummins ADHD in the Workplace, Blog

    (originally published May 31,2012 updated September 5, 20224 Do you ever struggle to take notes in a meeting? Alternatively, do you take notes sometimes only to later look at them and wonder what they mean. You just can’t make sense of them. And you can’t remember what was said. Unless you take good notes that you can also decipher later, following up from meetings can be frustrating.  It might be even embarrassing, if you need to go back and ask people from the meeting. But you can make it easier for yourself by adopting a system for taking and reviewing notes. Distracted? One benefit of taking notes during a meeting is to help you focus on what is going on in the meeting. It may…

  • Overwhelmed by too Many Choices? Here are the Solutions for ADHD Adults

    ByMarla Cummins Blog

    (originally published January 4, 2018, updated August 28, 2024)It can be overwhelming for Adults with ADHD to make decisions among many options. At the same time it may seem that having a lot of options is a good thing. At least according to our consumer culture. But this is not always the case when you take into account the energy and stress involved in choosing between so many options The quote below from a current client (reprinted with permission) shows what a struggle it can be. I’m really struggling to make any decisions in almost any scenario. Like, choosing between 2 things, choosing to get rid of something. I get a sense of panic/anxiety, as well as, a sense of frustration. Logic makes no difference….

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    ADHD and Using the Urgent – Important Matrix

    ByMarla Cummins ADHD Time Management, Blog

    You might find it hard to decide what to do each day, wondering where to direct your time and energy. Then you get overwhelmed and confused trying to decide what to do on your runway, GTD lingo for all of your discrete tasks(emails, phone calls, next actions on your projects, etc.) Then you might end up doing what feels the most urgent or interesting. Yet you might not necessarily do what is most important. One way to turn this around is to use the Urgent – Important Matrix and ask yourself: And decide what to do each day. IMPORTANT AND URGENT – QUADRANT 1 If you have too much in Quadrant 1, you are putting too much on your plate, and you are likely also…

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    Making Changes With ADHD

    ByMarla Cummins ADHD Tools & Strategies, Podcast

    DESCRIPTION: The first step is acknowledging what stage of change you are in as this clarity will help you decide what you need to do, or in some cases, what you don’t need to do. Carlo DiClemente and J. O. Prochaska, six stages of change model is the perfect tool to gain clarity on your readiness to make a change. KEY TAKEAWAYS: TRANSCRIPT: (00:01): How do you know when you’re ready to make changes? You’ve tuned into Scattered Focused, Done Re-imagining Productivity with ADHD, a podcast for ADHD, adults like you who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to get your essential work done in a way that works with the way your brain is wired. I’m Marla Cummins,…