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:
Activating for the Tasks that Matter with ADHD (pt. 2)
Activating for the Tasks that Matter with ADHD (pt. 1)
ADHD and Avoidance
Distinguishing High Value Work with ADHD
ADHD and Decision Making (pt. 2)
ADHD and Decision Making (pt. 1)
ADHD and Task Management (pt. 2)
ADHD and Task Management (pt. 1)
The Power of Explicit Agreements with ADHD
ADHD and Reimagining Accountability
ADHD and Emotional Organizing
Creating a Meaningful Work Day with ADHD
ADHD and Sleep (pt. 2)
ADHD and Sleep (pt. 1)
ADHD and Self Advocacy
ADHD and Identity
Why Individual Manifestation and Awareness Matter
Honoring Who You Are
Defining Big C Coaching
ADHD PoC Voices: Inger Shares on Being a Black Woman with ADHD
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