Coffee with Kim Strategies For Building Your Attention With Dr. Emily Anhalt
Jun 10, 2025
Dr. Emily Anhalt, a clinical psychologist and emotional fitness expert, dives into strategies for enhancing focus and productivity. She shares the transformative power of play in boosting creativity and emotional well-being. Listeners learn practical tips for improving self-awareness through feedback and journaling. Emily also discusses tackling ADHD challenges with structured routines and effective procrastination strategies. The importance of recognizing different communication styles in teams is highlighted, making this a treasure trove of insights for personal and professional growth.
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Emily's ADHD Focus Experiment
- Dr. Emily experimented on herself to discover she could focus for about 10 minutes on uninteresting tasks.
- She uses brain breaks and snacks to support her focus rather than pushing beyond her natural limits.
Ask for 10% Better Feedback
- Regularly ask people you trust for one positive and one constructive feedback to boost self-awareness.
- Keep the feedback requests manageable by asking how you could improve by just 10%.
Using Alarms to Manage Time Blindness
- Use multiple phone alarms to manage time blindness and keep tasks on schedule.
- Set reminders even to create future alarms for better time management with ADHD.
