I Have ADHD Podcast 341 BITESIZE | Unlocking Motivation: The ADHD Perspective
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Oct 9, 2025 Ari Tuckman, a clinical psychologist and ADHD expert, shares valuable insights on overcoming productivity challenges. He emphasizes that alarms increase awareness but motivation is a personal responsibility. Tuckman advocates for a foundational support system of medication, rest, and reducing overwhelm. He suggests connecting with your future self to boost motivation for non-urgent tasks and highlights the importance of celebrating small wins. The conversation also touches on self-sabotage and recognizing personal achievements to foster a positive mindset.
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Alarms Raise Awareness, Not Motivation
- Alarms increase awareness but do not create motivation to act in that moment.
- The job of an alarm is only to tell you the time, motivation still must come from you.
Build A Foundation Then Connect To Future Benefit
- Use medication, rest, and lowered overwhelm to build a foundation for motivation.
- In the moment, connect to the future benefit to generate the motivation to act.
Summer Camp As An ADHD Example
- Ari uses the example of signing kids up for summer camp to show delayed urgency.
- Waiting until summer often means no good options remain, exemplifying ADHD procrastination costs.