Translating ADHD

Activating for the Tasks that Matter with ADHD (pt. 1)

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Nov 16, 2020
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INSIGHT

Awareness-To-Action Gap Is Core ADHD Problem

  • ADHD creates an awareness-to-action gap where knowing what to do doesn't lead to starting the task.
  • Activation pulls on multiple executive functions like emotion, energy, focus, memory, and action.
ANECDOTE

Cam's Wakeup About Not Completing Work

  • Cam describes learning he wasn't completing work after starting his coaching practice and making little money.
  • That realization revealed three ADHD patterns: unawareness, disengagement, and wrong-destination momentum.
INSIGHT

Unawareness, Disengagement, And Wrong Momentum

  • ADHD can make people unaware, disengage, or misdirect momentum toward wrong goals.
  • These three mechanisms explain why motivation or laziness are poor explanations for failure to start.
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