Why ADHD Task Initiation Feels So Hard (and How to Get out of ADHD Paralysis Without Planning the Whole Project) #231

Have you ever finally dealt with a pile you'd avoided for months, then wondered why you couldn't do it again the next day?

We tell ourselves we were just motivated that day, and when it doesn't happen again, we decide something must be wrong with us. 

In this episode, I'm talking about ADHD body doubling and task initiation. There's a reason the pile you've avoided for months can suddenly feel doable on a different day, and it's easier to recreate than you'd think. 

You'll learn:

• What 15 minutes of virtual body doubling did for piles you'd walked past for years
• What sits underneath feeling ADHD overwhelmed by six months of paperwork on the kitchen counter
• Why ADHD task initiation can be the hardest part of a simple-looking job
• What the cafe where you answer emails has to do with body doubling for ADHD
• Why the answer to “What is body doubling?” involves nobody standing over you
• What an ADHD accountability buddy asks you instead of why you didn't do it
• What the last job you finally tackled says about task initiation strategies that fit you
• Why calendars, alarms and GPS change how you think about support in ADHD decluttering
• What question to ask about ADHD procrastination instead of wondering what's wrong with you

If you've been searching for “Why does body doubling work for ADHD?” or “How to get out of ADHD paralysis?”, this episode is for you.

Here's to the conditions that make starting easier,
Caroline

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