As ADHD people, we pay most attention to the things that generate the biggest signals. This week on the Translating ADHD podcast, we dive deeper into this signal based attention system.
We discuss our tendency as ADHD adults to rely on the Adrenaline Response Cycle (ARC) and hyperfocus as primary tools for getting to action. The challenge here is that these tools are only effective for the biggest signals, those generated by emotion or urgency. This leaves us ignoring the more nuanced signals, the ones that often speak to what really matters to us.
Cam and Shelly discuss how many of our clients come to coaching with the limiting belief that their previous strategies "no longer work". The reality here is more nuanced - as life gets more complicated and our goals get more lofty, relying only on paying attention to the biggest signals and the subsequent ADHD response of adrenaline or hyperfocus no longer works because these reactive tendencies don't allow for forward progress.
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For more of the Translating ADHD podcast:
Stepping Into Who You Are
Managing All of Life's Roles
Making Anti-Racism Part of the Show Culture + Community Announcement
The Power of Being At Choice
How Clean Slate Thinking Harms Us
Living With ADHD Does Not Make You Broken
Stepping Out of the "I'm Not Doing This Right" Mindset
Utilizing Supportive People with ADHD
Letting it Be Easy with ADHD
Finding the Right Path with the Big Agenda
Managing Distraction to Reach Completion
Managing Mental and Emotional Energy with ADHD
ADHD and Setting Boundaries
Managing Mental and Emotional Overload with ADHD
Shifting from "Snow Day" to Opportunity Mentality while Social Distancing with ADHD
Navigating COVID-19 Related Disruptions with ADHD
Identifying and Accessing Resources with ADHD
Shifting to a Strengths Based Perspective with ADHD
Tapping Into Strengths with ADHD
ADHD, Hyperfocus, and Flow State
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