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I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
How do I increase my productivity and decrease distractions? Is it possible to reclaim my time? How can I get more organized? And can I do it all with ADHD? Welcome to the I'm Busy Being Awesome Podcast, where we dive into each of these questions and so much more. Every week, life coach and ADHDer Paula Engebretson brings you her best strategies to boost your productivity, manage your time, get organized, and follow through on your goals. Whether you're a fellow ADHDer, you identify with ADHD…
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- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
How to Finally Prioritize Your Relationships with ADHD | Bonus Episode!
Did you know our relationships have a big impact on our productivity? When we're distracted by what's happening in our relationships, it's really hard to focus…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
378: How I'm Dropping My Script After 377 Episodes
If you're like me, there's probably something on your list that you'd love to check off. A project you want to finish, a goal you want to reach, a skill you…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
377: 10 Executive Functions Your ADHD Brain Uses Daily
✨ Get your free Executive Function Map here! Two things can be true at the same time with ADHD brains. No two of us are alike, and also, the minute we start…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
376: Your To-Do List Feels Impossible: Try This Instead (ADHD)
You did the thing everyone tells an ADHD brain to do with a big project: you broke it into steps. And instead of feeling calmer, your brain looked at the list…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
375: The ADHD Pre-Mortem: Plan for What Could Go Wrong (So You Can Finish)
If you've ever set a goal at the start of a quarter and watched it fall apart by the end of week one, your ADHD brain has probably drawn some conclusions about…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
374: 4 Ways to Start a Big Project With ADHD
👉 Enrollment for Overwhelm to Action LIVE closes Monday, October 5: Join us here! You open the doc, look at it, and close the doc. The project is enormous…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
373: Life Admin: A Sneaky Culprit for ADHD Overwhelm
✨ Join Overwhelm to Action LIVE here Somewhere in your house there's probably a return you've been meaning to drop off, a form that needs signing, and an…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
372: 7 ADHD Mindsets That Make Overwhelm Worse
✨ Learn more about Overwhelm to Action LIVE! We begin October 8th. Seven simple sentences. Most of them sound responsible, and a couple even sound like good…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
371: 10 Things My ADHD Brain Can't Live Without
Once or twice a year, I sit down and ask myself what's been supporting my ADHD brain lately, and this time, my list landed at ten things. In this episode, I'm…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
370: ADHD & Doing Everything for Everyone
For years, I spent more energy trying to prevent other people's disappointment by saying yes and doing more. And I did so at the expense of my own exhaustion…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
369: How to Ease Into Fall Without the ADHD Overwhelm
✨ Discover your overwhelm type here (free quiz) Creating Fall Routines: It sounds like such a helpful and supportive idea for the ADHD brain, right? That…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
368: How to Finally Get Started with ADHD
Starting can take a surprising amount of energy for ADHD brains, even when we truly want to do the thing. In this episode, we make sense of why task initiation…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
367: Overwhelming To Do List? Try This.
You did the brain dump. You got it all out. You felt that incredible sense of relief for about thirty seconds... And then your ADHD brain looked at the full…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
366: 4 Strategies to Stop ADHD Overpromising
That gap between what you promised and what you actually delivered is familiar territory for a lot of ADHD brains. In episode 366, we're building on the…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
365: Overpromising and ADHD: What's Actually Going On
How many times have you said yes to something and felt a flicker of doubt almost immediately after, like your ADHD brain was already doing the math on…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
364: 3 Questions to Get Unstuck from ADHD Indecision
How often does your brain offer "I don't know" when you're trying to figure out your next step? For so many of us with ADHD, this thought shows up…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
363: The ADHD To-Do List Strategy You're Missing
Have you ever left your ADHD brain a note that made complete sense in the moment — and then come back to it hours (or weeks) later with absolutely no idea what…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
362: 5 Reasons Your ADHD Brain Can't Stop Hyperfocusing (and what to do about it)
👉 Boost Your Focus & Concentration Here (Free Course) If you're like me, a sudden involuntary pull out of hyperfocus can leave your ADHD brain feeling…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
361: 3 Scheduling Strategies for Irregular + Unpredictable ADHD Days
When your schedule flips on you by 10 am, most traditional planning advice leaves you stranded. This episode walks you through three flexible planning…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
360: 5 Retreats Later - What I've Learned About ADHD Planning & Reflection
👉 Download the free quarterly retreat guide here. Do you ever feel like you've been going non-stop all day, then you get to the end of it and think, "Wait…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 359: Time Blocking for ADHD: Why Tiles Work Better Than Apps
Want to SEE what I'm talking about? Check out the YouTube version here! https://youtu.be/SZSXcVJcdnQ If time ever seems to disappear for your ADHD brain, this…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 358: Cognitive Overload and ADHD: 4 Tips To Handle Overwhelm
Summer is supposed to feel lighter… but for many ADHD brains, it often brings unexpected overwhelm. If your mental tabs are overflowing and you're already…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 357: A Better Way to Build Habits & Follow Through For Your ADHD Brain
If your planner, routine, or fresh system starts to feel weirdly heavy the moment you sit down with it, you're not alone. So many of us with ADHD brains…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 356: When Everything Looks Like A Fire: False Urgency & ADHD
✨ Join We're Busy Being Awesome (group coaching) If you've ever sat down to plan your day and found your ADHD brain staring at a list where every task seems…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 355: Low Motivation With ADHD? Consider This.
✨ Join the free training here ow motivation and procrastination are some of the most common ADHD challenges, but what's actually driving (or blocking) your…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 354: Forgetfulness and ADHD: Do This To Remember What Works
✨ Join the free training here We find something that works for our ADHD brains, and it feels like a win. Then we forget to use it. In episode 354 of the I'm…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 353: ADHD Imposter Syndrome: Owning the Process That Works for You
There's a sneaky version of imposter syndrome that lives specifically in the ADHD brain… and it has nothing to do with your results. Your process works. Your…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 352: Always Starting Over with ADHD? The Spiral Staircase of Growth
Have you ever looked at a pattern you thought you'd "fixed" — maybe you fell back into all-or-nothing thinking, or perfectionism returned, or you found…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 351: The Hidden Reason You Can't Turn Off | ADHD & Burnout
Do you find yourself trying to rest, but your ADHD brain is mentally sprinting through your entire to-do list? There's a belief running quietly underneath…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 350: The ADHD Productivity Framework: The One Thing Your ADHD Brain Needs to Get Unstuck
👉 Download the free Podcast Roadmap: https://imbusybeingawesome.com/map You've tried every planner, every productivity hack, every "just write it down" system…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 349: The 20 Second Rule Your ADHD Brain Will Love
Get the Newly Updated Podcast Roadmap Here! You know that frustrating feeling where you know exactly what to do, but your ADHD brain just won't let you start?…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 348: 10 Years of ADHD Lessons in 35 Minutes
"There's no way you have ADHD." That's what the psychiatrist said to me, right before he laughed out loud. Why? Because I had a PhD, a job as a professor, and…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 347: ADHD Productivity Looks Different: Here's How
Time management might not be the problem we need to solve right now when it comes to ADHD productivity. If you've tried every planner, app, and calendar…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 346: ADHD Burnout: When "Just Work Harder" Stops Working
Episode 346: ADHD Burnout - When "Just Work Harder" Stops Working Are you that high performing ADHD brain who always figures it out, regardless of how much it…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 345: ADHD Brain Overwhelmed by Newsletters? Try This.
Episode 345: ADHD Brain Overwhelmed By Newsletters? Try This. I currently have over 800 unread newsletters in my inbox…and I'm pretty sure I subscribed to…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 344: Why "Just Start" Never Works: ADHD Task Initiation Explained
If your ADHD brain struggles with procrastination, or you often find yourself thinking, "Why can't I just do this thing?!" episode 344 is for you. We often…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 343: ADHD in Relationships: From Frustration to Teamwork
If you are navigating a neuro-mixed relationship in your life whether you have the ADHD brain or someone you care for does you likely know some version of this…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 342: The SIMPLE Weekly Planning Method My ADHD Brain LOVES: Alastair Weekly Log
Does your weekly planning routine usually fall apart by Monday afternoon? If you have a graveyard of half-filled planners and abandoned Notion dashboards…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 341: The Zeigarnik Effect & ADHD: How to Stop Spinning on Unfinished Tasks
👉 Discover Your ADHD Overwhelm Type - Free Quiz! In Episode 341 You Will Discover: The Science of "Sticky" Thoughts: What the Zeigarnik Effect is and why…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 340: The ADHD Low Energy Survival Guide: Your Wintering Toolkit
In Episode 340 You Will Discover: How ADHD low energy is biological, not a discipline problem Ways to identify which low-energy phase you're in right now…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 339: Why Is Change So Hard? Especially With ADHD
In Episode 339 You Will Discover: Three key reasons change is hard for ADHD brains A simple, step by step approach to make lasting change Actionable tips to…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
January Didn't Go As Planned? Let's Reset With Q1 =2/1
👉 Join We're Busy Being Awesome (group coaching) Do you want a do-over on the New Year's energy this year? If you found that January somehow got away from you…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 338: I Never Finish Anything! ADHD & the last 5%
Ever find yourself 95% done with a task… and somehow still not finishing it? In this episode, we're talking about what I call the infinite 5% — that last…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 337: ADHD and Deadlines: 5 Tips That Actually Work
In Episode 337 You Will Discover: Why traditional due dates don't work for ADHD due to our time blindness. How to bridge the gap between "Now" and "Not Now" by…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 336: How to Plan with ADHD (Without Getting Overwhelmed)
In Episode 336 You Will Discover: The iteration mindset that replaces perfectionism with progress when planning with ADHD How to build in flexibility without…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 335: ADHD New Year Goals: How to Start Fresh Without Burning Out
In Episode 335 You Will Discover: Why ADHD brains crave fresh starts (and why January turns that up to 100) What makes choosing one focus so hard when you have…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 334: ADHD Relaxation: Why Traditional Rest Doesn't Work & What Does
In Episode 334 You Will Discover: Why ADHD brains process rest differently The concept of Contrast Avoidance Theory and why rest can feel unsafe How parallel…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 333: 10 ADHD Sleep Tips for When Your Routine Falls Apart
In Episode 333 You Will Discover: How changes in routine can impact sleep overall 10 actionable ADHD sleep tips that can make a big difference Simple…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 332: 5 ADHD Study Tips For Learning Anything
In Episode 332 You Will Discover: Why working memory struggles make information retention harder with ADHD 5 proven strategies to enhance memory retention when…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 331: ADHD Impatience - The Secret Tip To Handle It With Ease
In Episode You Will Discover: Why ADHD impatience happens in the brain and body How "trying harder" actually makes impatience worse The mindset shift that…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 330: Holiday People Pleasing + ADHD: Your Step-by-Step Survival Guide
In Episode 330 You Will Discover: How to run a quick "pre-holiday audit" to spot energy drainers before the season starts Practical scripts to help you pause…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 329: ADHD People Pleasing Holiday Edition: Why We Say Yes to Everything (+ How to Stop)
In Episode 329 You Will Discover: Core reasons why ADHD brains are more prone to people-pleasing How to start a People-Pleasing Inventory to notice your…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 328: Holiday Stress & ADHD: 5 Coping Strategies for a Calmer Season
In Episode You Will Discover: What the typical holiday stress curve looks like for ADHD brains How to soften the buildup of stress and overwhelm Practical…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 327: ADHD Mental Fatigue or Resistance? How to Know Which One You're Experiencing
In Episode 327 You Will Discover: How ADHD capacity and energy fluctuate, and why it matters What the push–pull dilemma feels like (and why both rest AND…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 326: ADHD Activation and the Yerkes–Dodson Law
In Episode 326 You Will Discover: Why ADHD brains ping-pong between under-activated and overdrive How hyperfocus and perfectionism can lead to burnout on the…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 325: ADHD Object Permanence & 3 Tips to Support Your Brain
In Episode 325 You Will Discover: The role of working memory in an ADHD brain. What we mean by ADHD object permanence and how it shows up in our day to day. 3…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 324: ADHD Overwhelm Types - 4 Patterns and How to Manage Them
In Episode 324 You Will Discover: The four different overwhelm types How they present First steps to support ourselves from overwhelm to action Work With Me: 👉…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 323: ADHD Habit Formation - 3 Powerful Ways to Build Habits That Last
In Episode 323 You Will Discover: One sneaky thought that often traps ADHD brains A new way to think about our habits and routines 3 practical strategies to…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 322: 4 Ways To Manage Competing Priorities at Work
In Episode 322 You Will Discover: How to identify your "high-interest" projects and prioritize them strategically. The value of making "minimum payments" on…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 321: ADHD Chronic Overwhelm + 4 Steps To Deal With It
In Episode 321 You Will Discover: The real reasons your ADHD brain gets overwhelmed (and why it's not your fault) The emotional, physical, and practical toll…