Translating ADHD

Being Productive in the Midst of Modern Living with ADHD

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Jan 22, 2024
The hosts explore the challenges of managing modern living with ADHD, including task prioritization difficulties and scheduling disruptions. They discuss the technique of brain dumping and finding effective strategies for task prioritization. The episode emphasizes understanding one's limitations and focusing on the present moment. The speakers also share personal struggles and offer alternative perspectives to make progress.
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INSIGHT

Modern Living Multiplies Executive Load

  • Modern living layers unpredictable childcare and shifting workplaces to create chronic executive-function tax.
  • Ash and Cam highlight that this amplifies an 'undifferentiated mass' of tasks that feels impossible to start.
ADVICE

Talk It Out To Create Clarity

  • Do talk the problem out to someone who understands your context to create distance and clarity.
  • Use 'talking at' a supportive person to convert overwhelm into actionable next steps.
ANECDOTE

Nonprofit Client Reframes Huge Tasks

  • A nonprofit client reframed a massive social media plan into two simple tasks before leave.
  • That reframing moved her from panic to curiosity and produced a doable handoff for two months.
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