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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
Episode 200: Celebrating 200 – Key Lessons and Listener Favorites
In This Episode, You Will Hear Paula's reflection on the journey of creating 200 episodes The inspiration for episode 200, specifically A highlight reel of…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 199: Parallel Tasking and ADHD - How to Reduce Distractions
In This Episode, You Will Discover The difference between multi-tasking and parallel-tasking How parallel tasking helps increase focus and follow through…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 198: 5 Tips for Finishing Tasks with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover The leading reasons adults with ADHD struggle to finish tasks How to recognize where and when these obstacles show up for…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 197: 3 Lessons You Deserve To Know With An ADHD Diagnosis
In This Episode, You Will Discover 3 key lessons every person with ADHD deserves to know How these lessons apply to your life What you can do with this…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 196: How to Make a Change with ADHD - Inside and Outside Jobs
In This Episode, You Will Discover The power of intentional change in your life. The two essential components of creating this change. What you can do to make…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 195: How to Stop the Sunday Scaries with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover What the Sunday Scaries are Why we get them How to reduce the Sunday Scaries and start the week off right Links From The…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 194: 10 Things Making My ADHD Life Easier Right Now
In This Episode, You Will Discover Ten (plus!) things making my ADHD life easier right now Why these tools are so supportive How you might implement similar…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 193: 3 Steps To Stay On Track With Your Goals With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover Where you fit within the three steps What you can learn from this awareness How to move forward and make the progress you…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 192: How Tiny Habits Create Lasting Change for ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover The science of habit formation The obstacles adults with ADHD face when it comes to sticking with habits How to identify the…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 191: Top Strategies for Spring Cleaning with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover How to best approach the spring cleaning process for your ADHD brain Different stages in the decluttering and spring…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 190: How to Deal With Regret with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover Why we experience regret The two main ways regret presents itself How to release regret and move forward with confidence…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 189: 5 Ways To Slow Down To Speed Up With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover Why we resist slowing down to speed up, especially with ADHD Five powerful areas where you might benefit from slowing down…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 188: 3 Overlooked Time Management Tools For ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover How time blindness impacts so many ADHD brains. Three uncommon aways to help strengthen your time management. How to find…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 187: 3 Common Objections To Creating A Daily Routine with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover The three most common objections to scheduling How to reframe these objections and give your brain the level of support it…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 186: How To Use A Goal Pyramid
In This Episode, You Will Discover What a goal pyramid is Why the goal pyramid framework is so impactful How to use a goal pyramid for your current goals Links…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 185: 3 Ways To Focus On One Thing At A Time
In This Episode, You Will Discover Strategies To Focus your attention on one task or project with less distraction Fock in one routine to simplify your day…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 184: 5 Surprising Reasons The ADHD Brain Struggles With Attention Span
In This Episode, You Will Discover Understand the power of constraining our focus Increase awareness about why constraint is challenging for the ADHD brain…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 183: What To Do When You've Overcommitted Your Schedule
In This Episode, You Will Discover How to recognize when you've overcommitted yourself How to prioritize your time and energy Three ways to make it to the…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 182: How To Slow Down With ADHD - Strategies for Impulsivity
In This Episode, You Will Discover What it means to pause. Why pausing feels especially challenging for the ADHD brain. Why we want to strengthen this skill…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 181: Task Initiation, Boredom, and ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover Key Strategies To Navigate procrastination Work through boredom Design a flexible schedule that works best for your brain…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 180: How To Be The Hero Of Your Story - Self Concept And ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover What it means to be the hero of your story. How to identify the role you're currently playing. How to shift out of a story…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 179: New Year Reflection & Expansion
In This Episode, You Will Discover the power of reflection for an ADHD brain Your accomplishments from the past 12 months Learn from the obstacles you overcame…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 178: When Things Feel Hard With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover How to normalize the fact that we all make mistakes or overlook details How to give yourself grace when these situations…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 177: Feeling Overwhelmed? Learn 3 Calming Techniques for Adults with ADHD today!
In This Episode, You Will Discover What overwhelm is Why many of us ADHD brains navigate overwhelm A simple, 3 step process to move through overwhelm to…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 176: 5 Powerful Reminders for Adults Living With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover The importance of clearly defining your problem The impact of asking for help The role fences play in our lives Why…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 175: ADHD, Flexible Thinking, and Doing Things "Right"
In This Episode, You Will Discover Why many ADHD brains struggle with inflexible thinking How to spot this tendency in your life Strategies to release the…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 174: 4 Ways Tracking Can Help Support Your ADHD (And How To Do It!)
In This Episode, You Will Discover Four ways tracking can be impactful on your life Three key areas for tracking data How to effectively track the information…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 173: How To Handle Big Emotions During The Holidays with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover What emotional dysregulation is. Why people with ADHD navigate such big emotions. A simple yet powerful set of questions to…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 172: Procrastination, ADHD, And The Intellectual Yes
In This Episode, You Will Discover… An often-overlooked reason why we struggle with procrastination The difference between an "intellectual yes" and a "full…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 171: The Process of Change & Making It Yours
In This Episode, You Will Discover: Why we feel pressure to make changes quickly Three main ways we navigate change How to slow down and enjoy the process…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 170: How To Make (And Stick To) A Routine WIth ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover Why we have a love-hate relationship with routines The benefits of establishing regular routines in our life Powerful…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 169: 8 Strategies To Improve Your Delegation Skills (Part 2)
In This Episode, You Will Discover… How to identify potential areas for delegation What tasks to delegate and what ones to keep Strategies for effective…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 168: How To Delegate When You Have ADHD Part 1
In This Episode, You Will Discover The six main reasons we struggle with delegation How to know when it's time to delegate How to reduce feelings of overwhelm…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 167: How To Reduce Attention Residue With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover… What attention residue is How to recognize when it shows up Strategies to reduce attention residue and increase focus Learn…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 166: Effectiveness Vs. Efficiency And The ADHD Brain
In This Episode, You Will Discover How To… The essential difference between effectiveness and efficiency Why both are key for increased productivity How to…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 165: Procrastiworking, Constraint, RSD, and Overwhelm - an ADHD coaching call
In this episode, you'll discover: The different ways procrastiworking, decision-making, RSD, and overwhelm impact our day-to-day lives. Strategies to navigate…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 164: How Do I Accept My ADHD Diagnosis?
In This Episode, You Will Discover: Why it's powerful to find acceptance in your ADHD diagnosis The eight stages I experienced in my own journey to acceptance…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 163: How To Optimize A Flexible Work Schedule With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover… The impact of creating structure within a flexible schedule How to use your best hours when creating a schedule The…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 162: How To Stick To Your Planning Routine With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover How To: Create clarity around your planning Simplify the planning process Create backup plans to stick with the process…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 161: What is ADHD Masking?
In This Episode, You Will Discover: What masking is Why ADHD brains feel the need to mask How to identify when we do it How to gently remove that mask and…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 160: How To Be A Better Listener For Adults With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover… Why listening is more challenging for the ADHD Brain Strategies to enhance your listening skills Action steps to put these…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 159: How To Use Friction To Build Habits With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover Three simple steps to successful habit building. The powerful role friction plays when it comes to both making and breaking…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 158: How To Make Task Switching Easier For Adults with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover What task switching is. Why it's so challenging for the ADHD brain. Actionable strategies to help make transitions and task…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 157: Playing The Long Game With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover: How to identify your long game The powerful lessons behind it How to apply these lessons to other areas in your life and…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 156: How to Increase Follow Through with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover How To… Think about follow through in a way that supports you and your goals Recognize and learn from the areas in your life…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 155: Four Steps To Help Perfectionism, Procrastination, and Creative Work with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover… When creative perfectionism sneaks in How to recognize whether you've slipped into the perfectionist trap A powerful…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 154: ADHD And Frustration Tolerance: How To Handle It
In This Episode, You Will Discover… How you might be fueling your frustration What it means to argue with reality How to release the frustration and step into…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 153: Simple Tips For Living With Adult ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover How To: Reduce unnecessary demand on your memory and attention Simplify the organization process Navigate task initiation…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 152: How To Stop Avoiding Your Emotions With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover… How to stop avoiding your emotions and instead start feeling them. Three key reasons why this process is so important. How…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 151: How to Break a Habit of Buffering with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover How To… Identify your specific habits Understand why your brain uses them as buffers Support yourself as you shift out of…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 150: How To Get Started With Something: Use This Time Management Technique
In This Episode, You Will Discover… What to do when you're struggling to start What it means to work in containers of time Three different ways to put this…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 149: What Are Executive Functions and How Do They Impact Adult ADHD?
In This Episode, You Will Discover… What executive functions are and the role they play What executive functions look like in an ADHD brain How to identify the…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 148: How To Make Time For Yourself Even When It Seems Impossible
In This Episode, You Will Discover… Why you're struggling to make time for yourself How to troubleshoot these reasons One powerful question to help you find…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 147: Four Phases Of Self-Awareness With ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover The four key phases of self-awareness when developing new skills How to recognize where you're at in your journey How to…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 146: 10 Prioritization Traps That Keep The ADHD Brain Stuck
In This Episode, You Will Discover… Why prioritization is a challenge for the ADHD brain The 10 sneaky prioritization traps that keep us stuck How to recognize…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 145: How to Overcome Intrusive Thoughts and Negative Self Talk with ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover… Why we slip into negative self-talk How to recognize the sneaky ways it shows up One simple, yet powerful strategy to…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 144: 3 Ways To Streamline Your Processes And Simplify Your Life
In This Episode, You Will Discover… Why decision making and overwhelm often lead to procrastination 3 powerful approaches to streamline systems and simplify…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 143: What Do You Really Want in Life? 7 Questions To Ask Yourself.
In This Episode, You Will Discover… The importance of making more time to think Why so many of us struggle with this intentional quiet time How to put the…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 142: How to Deal With Boredom And ADHD
Links From The Podcast Learn more about We're Busy Being Awesome here Get the top 10 tips to work with your ADHD brain (free ebook!) Discover my favorite ADHD…
- I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD
Episode 141: I Never Finish Anything: 5 Reasons Follow Through Is Hard For ADHD
In This Episode, You Will Discover… Why we struggle with finishing tasks The top five obstacles that keep ADHDers from following through What you can do today…