ADHD Life Hacks, pt. 7: It’s still about time
I think we have established that time is weird for us. A big thing might not feel hard, if it’s a thing that lights our fire. And a small thing can feel overwhelming because it is boring or tedious. I…
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ADHD Life Hacks pt. 6: Interval Timer
The aforementioned interval timer is a great tool. But it depends on how you use it. As its essence, it is an external reminder to be mindful of the passage of time. Whether you are distracted or hyper focused, the…
ADHD Life Hacks, pt. 5: “It’s about time.”
Unless you are an astrophysicist, I think we can agree that time is a constant and represents an objective reality. But it certainly doesn’t feel that way when you are living inside an ADHD brain. We experience time as very……
ADHD Life Hacks, pt. 4: More Reverse Chunking
Here are some more ways to reverse chunk… and a word of warning. Mail is a pain. If you haven’t noticed, they seem to bring more of it almost every day. And, unless it is your birthday or anniversary, probably…
ADHD Life Hacks, pt. 3: Outsourcing
Life is often a balance of money and time. So, I understand that most of us aren’t in a position to outsource everything. But, if outsourcing frees you up to have the time to earn more, you could come out…
ADHD Life Hacks, pt. 2: Reverse Chunking of Laundry
Reverse chunking is one of my favorite strategies. “Easy” can be hard for us. Regular, everyday tasks are often tedious and boring. Somethings we really need to do every day, like make food and clean up after ourselves. But there…
ADHD life hacks, pt. 1
Life has been challenging lately. It’s been tough to find the attention and bandwidth to post. So, I’m going to do a series of shorter posts with less philosophical musing and more quick, practical tips. Some will be things I’ve…
adhd, context & mindfulness continued
so do I mean by context? When my clients struggle with the anxiety of looking at their to-do list I always remind them that the things that they have to do exist in an objective reality. And their best chance…
more on ADHD and a new way to think about mindfulness
hopefully you’re picking this up from last week and didn’t throw your phone or computer out the window when I left you with that cliffhanger. but to pick up where I left off, the mindfulness is about noticing to notice.…
ADHD and constant mindfulness
I had a really interesting conversation with a client today. This is probably going to be a little stream of consciousness. So bear with me. But you’re probably used to that if you read me regularly. Also, this is thinking…