Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

Thanks to a listener email inspired by a recent book recommendation on Nikki’s newsletter, we’re revisiting a book that has been inspirational in our search for joy when confronted with hopelessness.

Wading through change can be tough on anyone, but when you’re living with ADHD, integrating new behaviors can be much more difficult.

We’re wrapping up spring with a few stories of your ADHD success! We asked, and you contributed with your thoughts on apps, processes, products, and strategies for keeping your life straight with ADHD.

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — [https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast](https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast) Zdravko Cvijetic — “Z” to his friends — wrote the most viral post in the history of the platform medium.com when he posted _13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful_. And it went viral for good reason. In his short post, he managed to condense a series of points that lead to success _and_ contentment, a feat, to be sure. This week on the show, we’re talking briefly about just two of the 13 things, two that relate not just to overall well-being, but to our relationship with ADHD and the things we do to reduce stress and anxiety we carry through our limiting beliefs. Take a listen, read the original, and share your thoughts! **Links & Notes** - [13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful — by Zdravko Cvijetic](https://medium.com/personal-growth/13-things-you-need-to-give-up-if-you-want-to-be-successful-44b5b9b06a26)

We’re diving head-first into our problems this week thanks to some inspiration from the Godfather of Help himself, Tony Robbins.

We fall back on the old saw, “I’m just not a morning person.” But, is that really the case? Or could it be that there are things you could begin doing right now that change the way you greet each day?

The 300-episode milestone is a big one! We’ve got 10 giant questions in store, from thoughts on finding a new job to moving and accepting help in the process, to note-taking technology, managing emotions and yes… even cookies!

When you’re feeling compromised, finding a source of motivation can be a major stress.

We’re all about time today, and with good reason! Today’s the day we launch Organizing Time with ADHD, Nikki’s latest online course!

Today, we’re talking all about boundaries. These are boundaries around your time, and the things you’re probably doing (and probably doing them unintentionally) that end up being destructive to your time and your ability to thrive long-term.

You start things, and then you don’t finish them. It’s the nature of being human to fall off the productivity bandwagon from time to time, but when you’re living with ADHD, what comes with unfinished tasks and projects is a feeling of overwhelm, avoidance, shame, and guilt that can cause you to drift into the shame spiral.

Unstructured time can feel like a long walk in the desert… or maybe off a short pier? Whatever your metaphor for struggle with ADHD and time, when it’s unstructured, things can get challenging.

We’re picking up right where we left off last week today as we dig even deeper into systems!

Living with ADHD, we’re faced with the double-edged sword of systems. When we build great systems, we’re empowered, confident, strong, and reliable. But when they fail, those cuts are extra deep.

It’s organizing week on The ADHD Podcast! Yes, you know we love to get our act together every once in awhile, and this week, we’re doing just that with our ten favorite insights around organizing with ADHD that we’ve learned or refined in the last year.