Time Shielding, the Values Calendar, and the Schedule Saboteur
We're eager to please, but at what cost? For people with ADHD, saying yes to requests from others often means sabotaging our own priorities.
Four Thousand ADHD Weeks • A Book Talk Episode!
It's ADHD Book Talk Time! In “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals," Oliver Burkeman offers a look at what it means to consider life as a whole when thinking about the decisions we make with our time. It's a profound metaphor, and we're walking through high points this week.
2409: Client Case: Unblocking & Tackling (Not a Football Strategy)
It might not look great on the gridiron, but unblocking and tackling your tasks might unlock reserves of productivity stuck behind fear and uncertainty!
2406: Manage Your Time, Not Your Systems
Pete offers a case of a client struggling with task overload. Thanks to a tour of todo systems and a little handicraft, they build a new mental model for managing available time.
2307: The Trouble with Transitions: Task Switching and ADHD
It's the first in our series on transitions and we're taking on a plague of ADHD: Task Switching. The worst part? You might not even know you struggle with it!
2212: Unique ADHD Strategies That Work! At least most of the time! • Part 2
We’re back and cranking through more incredible strategies from our community for living our lives with ADHD. This week, we’re talking all about finding focus and alarm tricks!
380: How do you know when to start something new?
You're busy enough as it is. But what happens when you're offered a new project, grand opportunity, great chance to show off? How do you know if you can afford to say... yes?
362: ADHD Time — Why Sticking to a Schedule is So Hard!
This week on the show, we start with the premise that ADHD time is different that time for many people… and that’s perfectly OK by us!
351: Building New Routines
This week on the show we’re talking about routines… those we’ve started, those we’ve broken, and how we can work to change our definition of success in our routines so we’re not so deeply tied to the perils of consistency.
334: Procrastination
The trick with procrastination is that it’s easy. It’s the easiest thing in the world to succumb to inaction in place of action, especially when action is challenging. But when you let procrastination rule, shame is sure to follow, and the ADHD brain doesn’t work well in those conditions.
326: How do you choose ADHD-friendly tools?
After a great few weeks off, we're back to talk about how to find the best ADHD-friendly tools — plus new livestream!
309: Two Things You Need to Know to Make ANY Routine Successful
If you’ve been listening to the show for awhile, you know we love our routines. In the ADHD biz, routines are the gold standard for making change in your life. Running late? Better come up with a new routine! Lost your keys again? Better routine! But here’s the trick: just because routines are simple does not mean they are easy.
305: Making Transitions with ADHD
We’re back after our July break and talking all about transitions today. Wading through change can be tough on anyone, but when you’re living with ADHD, integrating new behaviors can be much more difficult.
298: Time Hacks To Do Right Now! (Plus introducing Organizing Time with ADHD!)
We’re all about time today, and with good reason! Today’s the day we launch Organizing Time with ADHD, Nikki’s latest online course! We walk through the intention of the course today, and just a few of the ins and outs of what you can expect. Then we offer 10 time hacks you can implement right now that will help you get a handle on your time while living with ADHD!
297: What Are Your Time Boundaries?
Today, we’re talking all about boundaries. These are boundaries around your time, and the things you’re probably doing (and probably doing them unintentionally) that end up being destructive to your time and your ability to thrive long-term.
295: Dealing With Unstructured Time and ADHD
Unstructured time can feel like a long walk in the desert… or maybe off a short pier? Whatever your metaphor for struggle with ADHD and time, when it’s unstructured, things can get challenging. Fast. Or not. Either way, it’s a struggle!
260: Master the Morning Routine
Morning—if yours are a blessed cloud of peace, goodwill, and light, you can probably skip this episode. That’s right, today’s show is for those of you who have trouble, who live for the snooze, and who can’t quite get enough of the multi-tasking in the mornings. Not sure how to train your brain and condition your spirit to get ready for the day? Do you need a new alarm strategy to get you out of bed and out the door on time? Maybe you need to give yourself permission to think about your mornings in a new way, to shake things up and approach your schedule with a fresh start! If you’re looking for help in mastering your morning routine, join us and share your experience today!
259: Adjusting Your Schedule Without Adding Stress!
We’re back! After a brief summer vacation, we’re back to take on a subject that impacts us all: how to adapt to changing schedules, and the things to think about when considering a major addition to your commitments when it comes to your ADHD.
258: Summertime!
It’s SUMMERTIME! We’re officially gearing up for our own vacations here on The ADHD Podcast so we thought we’d take some time today to talk about more than just vacations. It’s about managing kids, and accomplishing goals, and making the best use of your time that you possibly can.
257: The Great Journaling & Planning Systems Review
We got a question some time ago asking about the merits of the Bullet Journal system for ADHD organizing. We’re of two minds on the subject so we thought it might be a good time to review the state of planners, planner systems, and organizing tools that span the range from shorthand scheduling to full-on works of personal art.