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Month: October 2021

time-blindness in adhd

How to beat time-blindness in ADHD: My 5 component-strategy

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When someone asks you, what ADHD looks like, you probably mention forgetfulness or time-blindness as typical traits. And you already know what’s next. You hear: Yeah, me too. (Hint: If you are one of those people saying this, please consider stopping it. It’s a conversation killer. And it’s wrong.) So, I asked Mike, the one…

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Working with your ADHD spouse: The once-a-week divorce rule

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It was a great week when Mike and I had a week without thinking about divorce. And we don’t have that very often. The last time was probably three years ago when we traveled to France. Now, you might give me a look like my grandmother when she did not approve of something I said.…

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You don't need to feel motivated to do something, but you need to feel good about that you did it.

The origins of motivation: It‘s not what you think

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Mike, my partner in business and private life, has adult ADHD. So, experiencing bumps with motivation seems pretty typical. But one thing always makes me want to bang my head against the wall. It’s not procrastination. It is not time-blindness (what does that even mean?). And it’s not forgetfulness. It’s the inability to feel good…

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Power napping, like this cat does, can be a great tool to avoid procrastination in the afternoon, but it takes more to fight it.

Fight Procrastination: What you need to know to win the battle

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Not being able to do the things we want to do makes us feel bad, whether we have ADHD or not. Even worse, we feel like WE are terrible people and don’t have much control over our lives. Sometimes we think, we are simply lazy. But we are not. Because if you are simply lazy,…

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