Conflict attention has to do with choosing and controlling responses, and it is involved in paying attention despite distractions.

With ADHD, the feeling of boredom and craving for novelty can come up often and easily. Tuning in to your five senses is one way to bring interest and novelty to every moment of your life—even mundane activities can feel new and interesting.

In our lives, we can also get “fixed” on one way of seeing things, even though multiple possibilities might exist. 2. Can you further expand your awareness

a deficit in attention regulation.

Strategies that relax and replenish can restore one’s reservoir of willpower and are thus helpful in ADHD. These strategies include: times of relaxation such as meditation, positive emotions, self-talk that is encouraging, time of play, physical exercise, adequate breaks, or even having a snack that increases blood glucose.

Acting with awareness.

Orienting has to do with movement of attention toward a sensory stimulus or shifting attention from one thing to another.

These short-term memory difficulties are related to working memory, a component of executive function.

Ultimately, where we place our attention, and how other things grab our attention, shapes our lives.