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Episode 242: The Goal Setting & Dopamine Connection for ADHD Brains
Mar 11, 2024
Explore the relationship between goal setting and dopamine for ADHD brains, discover a 5-step process for setting ADHD-friendly goals, understand the challenges of traditional goal-setting approaches, and learn strategies for celebrating small wins and reframing the narrative around goals for individuals with ADHD.
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Quick takeaways
- ADHD individuals may struggle with goal setting due to past baggage and difficulties with executive functioning skills, leading to emotional challenges like insecurity and perfectionism.
- Understanding dopamine's role in goal pursuit can help ADHD individuals leverage novelty, competition, and urgency to fuel motivation and enhance the goal-setting experience.
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The Love-Hate Relationship with Goal Setting for ADHDers
ADHD individuals often have a complex relationship with goal setting. While many enjoy the excitement and potential for growth that goals offer, they also carry past baggage that can make the process challenging. External factors like past failures and comments from others, as well as internal disappointments and skepticism, contribute to this love-hate dynamic. Moreover, ADHDers face obstacles in decision-making, breaking down goals into manageable steps, prioritizing tasks, and self-motivation, due to difficulties with executive functioning skills, leading to emotional challenges like insecurity, doubt, fear, and perfectionism.
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