
The ADHD Skills Lab If Accounting Makes Your ADHD Brain Shut Down, Listen to This
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Jan 26, 2026 Joe Dunaway, founder of Vici Financial and accountant who manages ADHD while running a tech-forward firm. He talks about why numbers make ADHD brains shut down. He shares simple bookkeeping steps, how to stop finances becoming a mess, and ways to make numbers useful without overcomplicating systems.
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Late Diagnosis And Medication Side Effects
- Joe was diagnosed with ADHD in college and tried medications that caused intolerable side effects.
- He instead manages symptoms through lifestyle adjustments rather than ongoing medication.
Morning Routine To Regulate ADHD
- Build a morning ritual: wake early, exercise, get sunlight, read, and journal to regulate ADHD.
- Use routine, diet, and planning to reduce stress and improve task completion.
Financing Moment That Made The Firm Real
- Securing financing validated Joe's firm and forced him to build budgets and cash-runway forecasts.
- He used that pressure to design a tech-heavy, modern accounting practice for clients.
