Reimagining Productivity with ADHD How to Make Getting Started Easier
Feb 27, 2025
Starting tasks can be a challenge for adults with ADHD due to motivation issues linked to dopamine. Discover effective strategies to overcome procrastination and tackle psychological barriers that prevent action. Learn to create execution plans and incorporate personal rewards to ignite productivity and make getting started easier!
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ADHD Brain Struggles To Start Tasks
- Starting tasks is one of the biggest challenges for adults with ADHD.
- Often, tasks don't get started until they feel like an acute emergency due to dopamine-related brain wiring.
Motivation Is Desire Plus Energy
- Motivation is desire plus the energy for change.
- Lack of starting does not mean lack of importance to the person.
Dopamine Drives ADHD Motivation
- ADHD brains have insufficient dopamine in executive function areas, so starting tasks feels unstimulating.
- Motivation occurs when tasks feel interesting, novel, or urgent due to dopamine release.