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Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD
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Create Good Luck
You’re more likely to be in the right place at the right time by being in lots of places. And doing a good job. We’ll talk about how getting on top of...
Fear of Failure
After too many setbacks and struggles, it’s tempting to want to avoid future failures. Sometimes we mask our fears with apathy, sometimes we even fear...
Interview with Comedian Dave Kinney
Dave (@DaveKinney) is a comedian who talks about ADHD in his act and now also on my podcast. He shares how people respond to that and how it’s differe...
The Importance of Paying Attention to Sex
A good sex life can be an important part of a couple’s happiness, yet it’s too easily neglected. ADHD doesn’t make it easier, but it’s also not the so...
The Crucial Difference Between Facts and Opinions
Both facts and opinions are important to making good decisions, but sometimes they get confused and bad decisions result. This is especially relevant...
Awareness, Honesty, and Willingness: The Three Keys to Success
In order to do something, you first need to be aware of it, then be honest with yourself about the need to do it, then be willing to do it. Separating...
Neurology Matters, But Psychology Matters More
Having ADHD tends to lead to certain kinds of experiences which makes certain mindsets more likely. We’ll talk about how to rise above that early lear...
The Real Lessons Learned from the CHADD Conference
This is the biggest ADHD event of the year, but I find that the connections with other attendees are more important than the new information that I le...
Complex Problems Require Sophisticated Thinking
It’s tempting to think that we can solve all of life’s problems with quick and easy solutions, but success usually requires more sophisticated thinkin...
A Guy Walks into a CHADD Conference. . . And So Should You!
CHADD conferences can be both enlightening and entertaining. Here are a bunch of funny reasons why you should go this year. Seriously.
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Good Ideas Are Just Good Ideas
The strategies that work for people with ADHD are just good strategies that work for most people. Rather than feel self-conscious about the strategies...
Episode #100: Gratitude
Gratitude is a great motivator. What are you grateful for? Who is grateful to you?
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Earn More Free Passes
Folks with ADHD may use up their free passes too quickly sometimes, but there are ways to earn them back and keep yourself in others’ good graces.
You’d Have to Be Crazy to Not Feel Crazy
ADHD can make you feel crazy sometimes—at least if you’re paying attention. Although it should make you feel crazy sometimes, it doesn’t have to make...
Improve Your Mental Stamina: The Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment
It takes mental energy to resist distractions and leaves us with less willpower for other tasks. By cutting out these distractions and temptations, yo...
Change More Pieces to Turn the Momentum
Sometimes getting on top of your ADHD means working on several things at once, such as medication, getting enough sleep, getting organized, etc. The m...
The Vice Episode
Why do we do all those things that are bad for us, that get us into trouble, or that we just shouldn’t do?
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Interview with Jennifer Koretsky (Virtual ADHD Conference)
Jen and I discuss executive functions as a preview of my presentation for the Virtual ADHD Conference.
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Be Willing to Let It Be a Process
Change takes time, but it does happen if you work at it. Be willing to let it take some time.
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What Are Your Favorite Lies?
We all tell ourselves little lies because they make us feel better in the moment. Let’s talk about feeling better in the long run.
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Small Slips, Big Problems; Small Changes, Big Benefits
ADHD makes it harder to stay on top of the million little details of daily life. Fortunately, treatment and good strategies can improve your batting a...
Does Treatment Give You Greater Free Will?
Because ADHD interferes with your ability to follow through on intentions, it limits your free will. Treating your ADHD gives you more options and be...
ADHD IS Depressing (But It Doesn’t Have to Be)
ADHD makes your life harder and gives you more things to be down about. But don’t despair, it does get better.
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The Psychology of Medication
What does it mean to take medication? What if it helps? What if it doesn’t? The simple act of taking a pill involves a lot of complex thoughts for som...
Is It Your ADHD or You?
It depends. Often it’s both, but in the end, it kind of doesn’t matter.
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Living Well is the Best Revenge
You can make your present much better than your past and leave those old setbacks behind. By actively learning about yourself and striving to do bette...
The Curse of Potential
The occasional great success can be more damning than the failures if it raises everyone’s expectations. People with ADHD struggle with inconsistency...
ADHD Needs Some New Names
How about ARDHD, CDD, IDD, ODD, or DDD? It’s definitely not IDD (the other IDD). You’ll have to listen to find out what this all means. It’ll be worth...
It’s Not All Your Fault
ADHD may make you an easy target in your relationship, but both partners have some ability to make things better. It may begin with you working on you...
Less vs More: Find the Best Balance
We live in an age of plenty where we have access to more websites, movies, books, etc. than we will ever be able to get to. Feeling less overwhelmed i...
A Happy Relationship in Twelve Jokes or Less
This is a recording of my 75 minute presentation for Baltimore CHADD. Lots of fun, lots of laughs, and lots of good lessons. Enjoy.
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Acting With Integrity is an Inside Job
Acting with integrity requires us to deal with our own issues, but gives us much more control over what we do and what happens in our lives.
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A Century of ADHD: We’re Finally Getting It Right
Our understanding of the condition that we now call ADHD has evolved over the last hundred years. The slow evolution of ADHD as a diagnosis may explai...
Is ADHD the Same in Men and Women? (Pretty Much)
ADHD is still more likely to be diagnosed in males than in females, even though the condition creates the same information-processing weaknesses in bo...
A Happy Relationship in Five Jokes or Less
I’m doing something a little different here. I will be talking about improving your relationship, but using some jokes to illustrate some important po...
Should You Take Your Meds Every Day?
Some people take days off of their ADHD meds. We discuss the reasons why you should or shouldn’t do this.
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ADHD Awareness Week: Be a Part of It!
ADHD Awareness Week is September 13-17. Let’s talk about why it matters and perhaps how you can help spread the word.
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Making the Most of Educational Opportunities
There are lots of good places to learn about ADHD so we’re going to talk about what your options are and how to make the most of them. (With guest Mar...
Why I Hate Twitter and Other Constant Intruders
Technology brings lots of intrusions into our attention. I talk about how to make some good choices about what you let into your life.
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Is the Economy Making Your ADHD Worse?
Technically speaking, it isn’t; but cutbacks and increased stress can certainly make it feel that way, whether you have a job or are looking for one.<...