ADHD Experts Podcast 361- The Healthy Habits Playbook: How to Make Meaningful Changes Actually Stick
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Jul 6, 2021 AI Snips
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ADHD and Spoon Theory
- ADHD brains start the day with fewer 'spoons' or units of mental energy than others.
- Tasks cost more spoons and become exhausting unless habits make them automatic and less energy-intensive.
Use Habit Stacking to Build Habits
- Create habits by adding new behaviors before existing automatic ones through 'habit stacking.'
- Use cues like making coffee to trigger new habits and reward yourself to reinforce them.
Modify Environment to Support Habits
- Identify barriers in your environment that hinder habit formation and modify them.
- Make desired behaviors easy and visible, and track and reward your progress consistently.