Your Outlaw Brain with Alan Brown Recorded Live at ADHD Con 2023
May 30, 2024
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Alan Brown, The ADD Crusher, discusses managing the 'outlaw brain,' confronting tasks, relying on systems, prioritizing resilience, and executing tasks in the podcast. Emphasizing action over continuous learning for progress with ADHD.
Recognize and resist the Outlaw Brain's delaying tactics for increased self-awareness.
Focus on simplifying tasks with systems over relying solely on fluctuating motivation for enhanced productivity.
Deep dives
Understanding the Outlaw Brain
The Outlaw Brain represents the voice in one's head that procrastinates tasks by suggesting delaying them to a 'better' time. This inner voice often seeks comfort and avoids discomfort, leading to postponement of responsibilities. By recognizing the presence of the Outlaw Brain and refraining from succumbing to its delaying tactics, individuals can enhance self-awareness and break free from automatic patterns, fostering a proactive mindset.
Embracing Execution Over Motivation
The discussion highlights the inefficacy of solely relying on motivation to initiate action, emphasizing the fluctuating nature of motivation and its unreliability. Rather than banking on motivation, emphasis is placed on making tasks easier to accomplish. By shifting focus to simplifying tasks and implementing easy-to-follow systems, individuals can bypass the need for excessive motivation and enhance their productivity.
Transitioning from Learning to Execution
The importance of transitioning from a perpetual cycle of learning to a phase of execution is underscored. While continuous learning is beneficial, execution is imperative for translating acquired knowledge into tangible outcomes. To facilitate this transition, individuals are encouraged to designate a specific period for execution, where they actively implement learned concepts and prioritize taking practical steps towards their goals.
Today’s episode features Alan Brown, the ADD Crusher! And it's a little different from the norm because it was recorded live at the 2023 ADHD Con during my Lunchtime Q&As with ADHD experts and dignitaries.
Alan and I discuss his principles for success with ADHD.
Managing our outlaw brain
Doing what we didn’t want to do
Not relying on motivation
The importance of baby systems
Learning vs. Execution
The episode was produced by Stephen Tonti and Benj Welmond of Attention Different.