Listener Questions: Loose Ends

Hacking Your ADHD

William Curb

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 702 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Hey team, this week we’ve got a listener question:

"My name is Mike and I have a question about wrapping things up. I have a really difficult time on the last lap of projects, or sometimes there is like a secret lap after what I thought was the last lap, which, you know, sometimes depending on the project includes like sending thank you notes or thank you emails or a bunch of stuff where I sort of feel like I already spent all of the dopamine and executive function of the rewards of a project. And then once I sort of feel like I reached that finish line, I realized there are a bunch of little loose ends that need tidying and I have a really hard time getting to them cuz it feels like it's over. Okay. Thank you very much."

Hey, Mike, thanks for the question; I’m sure this is something that a lot of people deal with, I know I certainly do. It can feel incredibly disheartening to finish a task and then find out that, oh wait, there’s just a little bit more to do.

In today’s episode, we’ll be looking at how we can clean up some of these loose ends and also how we can avoid getting into some of these situations.

If you'd life to follow along on the show notes page you can find that at HackingYourADHD.com/125

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0:00.0	Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD, part of the ADHD Rewired Podcast Network.
0:09.2	I'm your host, William Kerb, and I have ADHD.
0:13.0	On this podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practices to help you work with your ADHD brain.
0:20.0	Hey, team, this week we've got a listener question.
0:29.1	Hello.
0:31.1	My name is Mike, and I have a question about wrapping things up.
0:37.2	I have a question about wrapping things up. I have a really difficult time on the last lap of projects.
0:45.8	Or sometimes there is like a secret lap after what I thought was the last lap,
0:52.7	which, you know, sometimes depending on the project includes
0:56.7	like sending thank you notes or thank you emails or a bunch of stuff where I sort of feel
1:04.4	like I already spent all of the dopamine and executive function of the rewards of a project. And then once I sort of feel like
1:15.2	I reach that finish line, I realize there are a bunch of little loose ends that need tidying.
1:21.0	And I have a really hard time getting to them because it feels like it's over. Okay. Thank you very much.
1:29.6	Hey, Mike. Thanks for the question. I'm sure this is something that a lot of people deal with.
1:34.1	I know I certainly do. It can feel incredibly disheartening to finish a task and then find out that,
1:39.2	oh, wait, there's just a little bit more to do, or even a lot more to do if we really haven't planned ahead.
1:45.2	In today's episode, we'll be looking at how we can clean up some of those loose ends
1:48.4	and how we can avoid getting into some of those situations in the first place.
1:52.9	If you'd like to follow along on the show notes page, you can find that at hacking your ADHD.com
1:57.9	slash loose ends.
2:01.4	Before we get started, I wanted to let you know about the ADHD rewired coaching and accountability
2:06.4	groups upcoming registration event for their winter 2023 session on December 28th, 29th, and 30th.
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