Ever put pressure on yourself to nail brilliant work on the first try?

This episode explores the science (and relief) of starting with play.

Ever get everything set up perfectly—coffee made, phone silenced, workspace cleared—only to freeze the moment you face the blank page? This episode is for the solopreneurs with ADHD, neurodivergent creatives, and executive-function warriors who’ve done everything right to begin… and then feel like a deer in the productivity headlights.

Mia shares how a tiny act of low-stakes tinkering helped her move past perfectionism, dodge procrastination, and finally get started—plus what science says about why playful entry points matter. You’ll hear how the Progress Principle fuels motivation, why small wins beat big plans, and how five minutes of font-fiddling might be your most powerful focus strategy yet.

This one’s loaded with simple getting started rituals, body doubling energy, and solopreneur productivity tools that actually work with your brain, not against it.

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Download my free Focus Routine—a simple, ADHD-friendly way to break through procrastination and build momentum one small win at a time.

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Wavelength is ADHD-friendly virtual coworking for solopreneurs who thrive on body doubling, structure, and tiny wins. Also: best. community. ever.

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🔗 Links for Your Brain’s Additional Enjoyment

(Look up only when you are definitely not procrastinating. lol I see you. It's actually possible I am you.)

📘 The Progress Principle

Amabile, T. M., & Kramer, S. J. (2011). Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. Harvard Business Review Press.

🧠 Wired to Create

Kaufman, S. B., & Gregoire, C. (2015). Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind. Perigee Books.

😂 Papyrus Sketch – SNL

Because Ryan Gosling lost sleep over a font, and honestly? Same.

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