Hacking Your ADHD

Crushing Your ADD with Alan P. Brown

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Jan 19, 2026
Alan P. Brown, an ADHD and productivity coach, shares his transformative journey from battling undiagnosed ADHD to creating ADD Crusher and Crusher™TV. He discusses the significance of identifying your 'strong time' and limiting to-do lists to just one to three tasks to enhance productivity. Alan introduces 'micro-steps' and the concept of talking yourself into starting to conquer inertia. He also explores the 'outlaw brain' phenomenon and emphasizes the importance of planning for setbacks while accepting your unique pace.
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ANECDOTE

From Late Diagnosis To ADD Crusher

  • Alan P. Brown describes being undiagnosed until age 37 after struggling in school and addiction.
  • His diagnosis triggered creating ADD Crusher to share practical, multimedia brain hacks.
ADVICE

Protect Your Strong Time

  • Identify your daily "strong time" and protect it from meetings and errands.
  • Schedule your hardest work into that block to use your peak focus hours effectively.
ADVICE

Keep Your Biggies Small

  • Limit your daily big tasks to one to three "biggies" and prefer one or two.
  • Avoid long to-do lists since they encourage low-value, easy tasks over important work.
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