Tips from an ADHD Coach: Staring at a blank screen

Sometimes when we start on something important with ADHD, we find ourselves unable to make any real progress on it. This can be really frustrating, but that frustration doesn’t always turn into focus. 

This week on Tips from an ADHD Coach, Jaye tackles what happens when we’ve gotten ourselves to start work on something important, but our brains aren’t working with us. Listen for some tips to help when stuck in an unproductive headspace.

Related resources

• Rachel’s How’d You Get THAT Job?!  episode, Changing focus between two jobs fights off my ADHD boredom
• How the Five-Second Rule changed my ADHD life
• Trouble getting work done is real. Executive function challenges may be the culprit.

Timestamps

(00:46) Rachel’s quote

(01:53) Being set up to start a task, but unable to make any progress

(02:56) Differences in neurotransmitter activity

(05:37) Personal ideal stimulation points

(08:45) What can we do to help?

(12:52) Recap and credits

For a transcript and more resources, visit the MissUnderstood page on Understood.

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