Tips from an ADHD Coach: When ambition doesn’t match output

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Have you ever made big plans for the day but ended up doing nothing on that list? The trouble with executive function that comes with ADHD can make planning, and actually starting on those plans difficult.

ADHD coach Jaye Lin reacts to a quote on this very scenario. Listen to Jaye’s tips for managing our motivation and making progress. 

Related resources

• “You can’t have ADHD” (Farah Jamil’s story)
• How I beat my social media habit (and how you can too)  
• How the Five-Second Rule changed my ADHD life

Timestamps

(00:40) Farah’s quote

(02:54) ADHD and planning

(04:22) ADHD and context switching

(06:10) “The whole day” might not be as free as it seems

(09:08) What can we do to help?

(12:27) Recap

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