16/11/2025
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป & ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
ADHD isnโt a lack of attention itโs difficulty regulating attention on demand.
Boring, unclear, emotionally heavy, or overwhelming tasks = no dopamine = brain stalls.
This leads to misunderstandings:
People with ADHD aren't lazy.
They are trying to start the engine without fuel.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ:
โข Wants to start but can't move
โข Brain โrejectsโ tasks that feel unclear or overwhelming
โข Constant mental noise or mental blankness
โข Guilt from procrastination โ freeze cycle
โข Bursts of motivation then crashes
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐๐น๐๐ & ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐:
โ Start with a micro-task (2โ5 minutes)
โ Body-doubling (study/work alongside someone)
โ Visual timers + deadlines
โ Write tasks as verbs (โEmail Samโ not โWork stuffโ)
โ External storage: planners, whiteboards, apps
โ Reward dopamine BEFORE starting (music, movement)
๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐:
โIโll do this for 3 minutes just to get it started.โ
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐:
โข Understanding rejection-sensitive nervous system
โข Dopamine-first productivity (reward before task)
โข Accountability systems
โข Habit pairing (do X while Y)
โข Emotional safety + self-compassion for โslow startsโ
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐
๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ:
Instead of โWhy havenโt you done it yet?โ
Try:
โLetโs break this into tiny steps and start the easiest one together.โ
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
Which tasks cause the most mental resistance? What emotion sits underneath?
๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ธ-๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ + ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐.