ADHD Essentials

ADHD, Flexible Thinking, and Living Constitutionally with AJ Jacobs


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In today’s episode, we talk to friend-of-the-pod, and New York Times Best-Selling author AJ Jacobs.  AJ is an editor at large for Esquire, as well as a journalist, author, and lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments.  He’s also a fellow ADHDer. 

AJ talks to us about his latest book, The Year of Living Constitutionally.  We discuss:

  • How his year of living like a colonial American affected AJ’s mental health (mostly in good ways)
  • Why flexible thinking matters and how to support it
  • Lifestyle lessons from Benjamin Franklin
  • And election cakes
  • Guest Links:

    Learn more about AJ Jacobs and his work here: 

    • https://ajjacobs.com/

     

     

    Learn More about Brendan and his work at:  

    • Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups 
  • Join the ADHD Essentials Facebook Community
  • Check out the ADHD Essentials Website
  • Contact Brendan at [email protected]
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    Men’s ADHD Support Group Links:

    • Learn more about the Men’s ADHD Support Group
  • Join the Men’s ADHD Support Group’s Facebook Community 
  • ...more
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