How to do Hard Things - Part 1 (Rebroadcast)

Hacking Your ADHD

William Curb

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 702 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

One of my favorite sayings from Brendan Mahan of the ADHD Essentials podcast is that ADHD is life on Hard Mode.

The executive dysfunction that comes with ADHD makes everything just a little bit more difficult. From doing the dishes to filling out tax returns we find ourselves needing to put in more effort than our neurotypical peers.

But what’s important for us to remember is that while these things can absolutely be harder for us to do, it doesn’t mean it’s impossible.

Today we’re going to be exploring this idea of doing hard things - what makes something difficult and how we can work on moving ourselves through that process.

Support me on Patreon

Ask me a question on my Contact Page

Find the show note at HackingYourADHD.com/hardthings

This Episode's Top Tips

It is important for us to define what we find being hard because when we choose to believe something should be easy we tend not to give it the attention that it deserves.
Our problems can’t be solved until we acknowledge them as problems - but also can’t solve those problems unless we put forward the effort of defining them and acknowledging the underlying issues.
Define what done looks like for a task and be sure to be mindful of how that can be functional in your life.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD. I'm your host, William Kerb, and I have ADHD. On this
0:10.4	podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practices to help you work with your ADHD brain.
0:16.5	One of my favorite sayings from Brendan Mahan of the ADHD Essentials podcast is that
0:21.5	ADHD is life on hard mode.
0:24.2	The executive dysfunction that comes with ADHD makes everything just a little bit more
0:29.1	difficult.
0:30.5	From doing the dishes to filling out tax returns, we find ourselves needing to put more
0:34.9	effort in than our neurotypical peers.
0:38.7	But what's important for us to remember is that while these things can absolutely be harder for us to do, it doesn't
0:44.3	mean that it's impossible for us to do them. Today, we're going to be exploring this idea of
0:49.7	doing hard things, what makes something difficult and how we can work on moving ourselves through
0:55.3	that process. If you'd like to follow along on the show notes page, you can find that at
1:00.8	hacking your ADHD.com slash hard things. Today's podcast is brought to you by Athletic Greens.
1:10.3	AG1 has been part of my morning routine for years.
1:13.3	I started taking AG1 because I was looking for a way to better hit all my nutritional needs.
1:18.7	While it's important to get a variety of food into my diet, with my ADHD, it can be hard to get
1:23.2	everything I need in.
1:25.0	With one scoop of AG1, I'm getting 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals,
1:29.4	whole-food source ingredients, probiotics, and adaptogens to help me get my day started outright.
1:35.2	What sells me the most is just how easy it is. I can easily pop a scoop into some water and
1:39.9	I'm good to go. AG1 easily mixes in, so I'm not stuck looking for something to mix it with.
1:45.5	I just stick it in a bottle and shake it a few times, and I like to enjoy mine chilled,
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -689 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from William Curb, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of William Curb and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.