Extra Focus

When you understand how your brain works, you can use that knowledge to your advantage. You can lean into your strengths and find ways to be more productive, creative, and successful in your personal and professional life.

Anything you can externalize from your brain will make it easier for you to stay focused and follow through on your intention.

Sometimes you will get stuck on a problem and nothing you do seems to work. You’re just stuck. When this happens, don’t force yourself to stay focused and keep working. Take a break and engage in a new activity that’s completely different. Go take a walk, or maybe try playing a musical instrument. Can you juggle? Then juggle! You’re looking for som

Plan for the pivot by accepting you will grow bored with most productivity systems/tools and be proactive about making your tasks easy to transfer to something new.

Living with ADHD is often about managing your productive energy.

Instead, we’re far better off when we understand what drives our brains to stay focused, what motivates us. This knowledge lets you lean into your strength so you can, in the words of Jessica McCabe, “work with your brain, not against

With hyperfocus, there’s often a feeling of compulsion and completionism. Worried you’ll never have this motivation again or may forget the task if you hit pause, you feel you must keep going until you’ve accomplished whatever it is you think you need to do. This can be productive when you’re focused on a project that is urgent, but less so when fo

refer to ADHD as a brain difference rather than disorder.

Some people with ADHD say they experience hyperactivity more on the inside of their brain, even when they seem perfectly calm from the outside.