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Conquering ADHD Task Paralysis by J. Russell Ramsey, PhD.

The ADHD brain excels at procrastination. Boring task, postpone it.

Overwhelming project? Ignore it. Ownerous chore? Do a simpler one instead. But what if you could flip the script

and transform your delay tactics into productivity

boosters? You can. Here's how. Reverse engineer dreaded tasks. Procrastivity happens

when you avoid a higher priority task by taking on a less critical task, like

weeding the garden instead of filing your taxes. You might not view this as self-defeating

behavior because you're still being productive, but not in a way that moves you towards your goal.

Replace your escapist tendencies with these actionable steps.

Tasks feel doable when they are manual, mindless, or sequential in nature. Apply that principle

to dreaded tasks by creating a checklist or sequence for your task.

Instead of, I will work on my essay.

Think, open laptop to document.

Review the last two paragraphs written.

Spend five minutes brainstorming the next part.

Tasks feel doable when they have starting and ending points.

Apply this principle to dreaded tasks by defining the task scope.

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