501- ADHD & Procrastivity: How to Outsmart Procrastination and Improve Productivity
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
When you have a big report to write or taxes to file... do you opt to mow the lawn or clean the bathroom instead? As J. Russell Ramsay, Ph.D., finds, this is a common procrastination pattern for adults with ADHD. Learn how to outwit "procrastivity" and stop keeping yourself busy with tasks that don't move you toward your larger goals or priorities.
Procrastivity and ADHD: More Resources
- Download: The ADHD Healthy Habits Handbook
- Replay: How CBT and ADHD Coaching Help Adults Manage Their Symptoms Naturally, with Dr. Russell Ramsay
- Self-Test: How Seriously Do You Procrastinate?
- Read: Why the ADHD Brain Chooses the Less Important Task
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:19.7 | Hello. Hello everyone and thanks for joining us. I'm Carol Fleck and on behalf of the attitude team I'm pleased to welcome you to today's ADHD experts presentation titled |
| 0:26.4 | Unravelling ADHD Proquestivity how to outsmart procrastination and improve productivity. |
| 0:35.0 | Leading today's presentation is Dr Russell Ramsey. |
| 0:39.0 | Dr Ramsey was a professor of clinical psychology |
| 0:42.0 | at the University of Pennsylvania's |
| 0:44.3 | Perlman School of Medicine before he retired recently from that position. |
| 0:50.1 | He also was the co-founder and co-director of the University's Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program. |
| 0:58.0 | Today, Dr. Ramsey maintains a solo virtual psychology practice. |
| 1:03.1 | He is the author of many professional and scientific articles |
| 1:07.2 | and his forthcoming book, |
| 1:09.0 | the adult ADHD and anxiety workbook, |
| 1:12.1 | will be available on May 1st. |
| 1:15.0 | In today's webinar, we'll discuss how ProCrestivity can sneak into our lives. |
| 1:20.0 | ProCrestivity happens when we engage in lower priority tasks to avoid doing the higher priority and more urgent ones. |
| 1:28.0 | You might stay busy by doing the less important tasks, but you're likely to feel unproductive and |
| 1:34.1 | stressed because the more important ones are hanging over you. This cycle could be |
| 1:39.1 | exhausting and self-defeating. So why do we do this? |
| 1:43.5 | In today's webinar, Dr Ramsey |
| 1:45.6 | will explain the role of procrastivity |
| 1:47.9 | in adults with ADHD and the important lessons |
| 1:51.0 | we can learn from this. |
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