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Focus, starting, and ADHD

Most advice about focus is written for a brain that starts easily. This area is not. It covers what ADHD actually is, how to make a start when starting is the hard part, how to bring a future consequence close enough to feel, and how to stop paying for it in shame.

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Medication and how it works 15Systems for daily life 15What ADHD actually is 13Getting assessed and diagnosed 6Treatment and medication 4Your sense of time 3Bringing the future closer 3Self-compassion 2Reading, numbers and learning differences 1Structure and routine 1Remembering to do it 1Get started 1Use your strengths 1Feelings and focus 1Shame and stigma 1
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You cannot work out in advance what will light you up. The only reliable method is a wide and slightly undignified search: many activities, many people, plenty of reading and watching, until something catches.

This means giving yourself permission to try things badly and drop them, which is hard if you have been told all your life that you never finish…

LongerUse your strengthsADHD skillsQur’an 92:4