We can put so much effort into just getting started on crappy tasks that it can be such a pain in the butt to find ourselves getting distracted two minutes into the task. ADHD can really be fun sometimes, can't it?! UGH-tastic! 

I have some thoughts on that...

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ADHDers have interest-wired brains. So it stands to reason that if things aren't fun, or interesting, we'd have a hard time getting going on them. And yet, there are many aspects of life that are ultra-boring....and we still want to be able to do those things. Thank god there's such a thing as gamification! 

Let's talk about what that can look like

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Does that happen to you? You really get going on a project, a goal, a dream, and suddenly the juice is gone. For me, it's very dramatic and feels like I'm a failure, or that this isn't meant to be anymore, or that I'll have to just wait until the juice comes back.

Today I'm talking about what I do to move forward when the juice is gone. 

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Well this has been an interesting turn of events. Getting laid off is such a bizarre, unsettling experience. I'll share how it went down for me, and maybe in all this there is a takeaway nugget...or not...we shall see.

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On today's episode, I called the amazing Dr. Matthew Zakreski, PsyD.  If anybody can help us with our imposter syndrome, it's him. You'll see why. He's brilliant. And funny!

To get in touch with Dr. Matt:
For Therapy - https://www.theneurodiversitycollective.com
For Speaking Engagements - https://www.drmattzakreski.com
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Here's his bio:

Matthew “Dr. Matt” Zakreski, PsyD is a high energy, creative clinical psychologist and professional speaker who utilizes an eclectic approach to meet the specific needs of his neurodivergent clients.  He is proud to serve the Gifted community as a consultant, a professor, an author, and a researcher.  He has spoken over 400 times all over the world about supporting neurodivergent kids.  Dr. Zakreski is a member of Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG), the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), the New Jersey Association for Gifted Children (NJAGC), and Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE).  Dr. Zakreski graduated from Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology (IGCP) in 2016.  He is the co-founder of The Neurodiversity Collective
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Getting started on crappy tasks can be very difficult, like trying to push open a concrete door. Let's discuss how to get that door open!

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Every time I sit down to do a brain dump, to get everything out of my head like a good adult with ADHD...EVERY TIME I do that, my thoughts run and hide. Let's discuss a possible rethinking about our thinking about brain dumping...

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This week I started exploring barriers to doing tasks, and I ended up talking about affirmations, taskfirmations, dopamine and a new thing to try to get more in alignment with the ideal vision we have of ourselves. 

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All it takes is the littlest thing to impede my world and my ability to get started on things can become derailed. 

Today I'm going to talk about the 4 things that I do when those times hit and I have no motivation or ability to get started. 

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The past week has bee fraught with fraughtiness. What do we do when the rug gets pulled out from underneath us? How to we stop ourselves from acting impulsively and making things worse? That's on the agenda for today....

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