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Ep 45: Neurodivergence and a 9th burrito, with special guest Brandon Tessers

The Executive Function Podcast

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The Importance of Conscious Awareness

Cognitive miser theory states that the brain doesn't spend resources without a reason to, right? The resources are finite and we save them, including attention. That results in something I like to call the sticky answer. If you just outlaw for yourself the concept that it's about laziness or motivation, now you have to come up with a new explanation. It might actually be something that gives you an idea of what to do differently.

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