ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙

ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:04 UTC

The neurodivergent experience: guessing (and second-guessing) your way through every social situation, wishing you had the same rulebook everyone else seems to be following.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 16:08 UTC

me: I have difficulty with [thing] because of my executive dysfunction. them: Oh, well have you tried fixing that by [using executive function]? me: …

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:20 UTC

ADHD symptoms be like: • annoys teachers • hard to parent • not great at jobs • kinda creative? • too quiet • too loud • too sensitive • too much

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 20:07 UTC

Agreed - but that’s more urgency than consequences. Those consequences have been there the whole time, but they only became motivating when it was urgent. 😅

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 20:05 UTC

This is more about the difficulty with ADHD. We often hear things like “if it was important to you, you would do it” but it’s much more difficult cuz even when something is important to us (or someone we care about, etc), it’s still extremely difficult to find motivation to actually DO the thing.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 20:04 UTC

Definitely not my intention - “importance” as a motivator includes things like “important to someone I care about” or “important to my job/boss”

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 16:14 UTC

What’s the most helpful thing you’ve learned about ADHD? For me, it’s about motivation. Neurotypicals are (primarily) motivated by: • importance • rewards • consequences ADHDers are (primarily) motivated by: • interest • creativity/novelty • challenge • urgency

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 16:59 UTC

Creating consistent healthy habits is the secret to managing your ADHD and is also impossible.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 16:15 UTC

📣 Announcement!! The audiobook 🎧 for "Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD" is now available on Audible (and everywhere else)! Plus a special LAUNCH WEEK BONUS: • Buy the audiobook THIS WEEK and get free access to the ADHD cohort course I ran last year!

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 14:42 UTC

The ADHD urge to overwork yourself to the extreme—desperate to avoid any possible accusation of laziness.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] May 09, 2024 at 18:15 UTC

“I’ll put this somewhere weird so I’ll remember it’s there.” —me, 6 months ago Reader, it’s still there, and I have no idea where there is.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] May 03, 2024 at 16:34 UTC

the ADHD urge to chug a bunch of water at once because you just realized you haven’t had any all day

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Apr 22, 2024 at 18:55 UTC

I want to do ALL THE THINGS, which makes it hard to actually do ANY OF THE THINGS.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Apr 18, 2024 at 16:20 UTC

[when a friend does something successful] “wow, they’re so talented!” [when I do something successful] “wow, that was lucky.”

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Apr 11, 2024 at 18:46 UTC

"Just call this number to cancel." me: [continues to pay $19.99/mo for the rest of time]

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Mar 30, 2024 at 16:02 UTC

me: I’m going to do some important work today! me: but first, let’s make a minor design tweak to my newsletter template real quick. [3 hours later] me: oh no

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Mar 30, 2024 at 05:22 UTC

*Kshshzshkzt!*

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Mar 18, 2024 at 17:11 UTC

Living that paradox life (i.e. living w/ ADHD): • Hyperfocused or intensely distracted • Swinging wildly between extremely emotional and completely apathetic • Love learning new complex skills, can't remember to pay my bills (even when I have the money!)

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Mar 12, 2024 at 16:09 UTC

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Mar 12, 2024 at 16:02 UTC

ADHD is needing to apologize every time you (finally) reply to a text or email.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Mar 07, 2024 at 01:36 UTC

me: [thinking I probably talk about my book too much and literally everyone is sick of it] message I got yesterday from someone who has been reading my newsletter for over a year: “I just found out that you wrote a BOOK!”

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Feb 10, 2024 at 18:16 UTC

ADHD is like 50% not working, 50% working frantically to make up for the not working part, 50% thinking about the work I should be doing (but not actually working), and 50% not sleeping (but trying to).

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Feb 07, 2024 at 01:51 UTC

How’s the vibe over here these days? Been awhile.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Feb 07, 2024 at 00:25 UTC

🫠

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Feb 06, 2024 at 19:49 UTC

ADHD is never wanting to start, and never wanting to stop.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Dec 31, 2023 at 21:26 UTC

I’m working on my plan for 2024 and I think I’ve got it figured out: • Start 12+ ambitious new projects • Don’t stop any of the existing ambitious projects I’m already doing • Vacation(??) • Find 60 extra hours per week somehow

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Dec 31, 2023 at 04:47 UTC

I’ve officially moved extrafocus.com from Substack to Ghost.

Still some minor things to work out, but overall the process was pretty smooth!

Here’s hoping I did everything right when it comes to paid memberships.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Dec 20, 2023 at 19:05 UTC

How I Plan My Year: The SPARK Model

youtu.be/uNy3tLdum4c

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Nov 20, 2023 at 19:22 UTC

I hate deadlines (but I need deadlines) & I hate structure (but I need structure)

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Nov 17, 2023 at 19:25 UTC

They called my ADHD everything but its name: “brilliant but unmotivated”, “habitually tardy”, “eternally disorganized”, “emotional rollercoaster”, and “consistently inconsistent.”

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Nov 17, 2023 at 01:47 UTC

I wonder how many people grew up hearing, “you don’t seem to have any problem focusing on video games!” when unable to do homework or chores, never knowing it was because they had ADHD. ✋

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Nov 15, 2023 at 21:54 UTC

Yeah, great to connect again! That's awesome! I'd love to hear what you think when you get a chance to check it out.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Nov 08, 2023 at 21:17 UTC

🙀

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Nov 06, 2023 at 17:55 UTC

When I struggle: “Why am I so bad at this?” When I succeed: “Doesn't count—too easy.”

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Nov 02, 2023 at 17:16 UTC

me: [drowning] also me: Sure, I'd love to do that!

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Nov 01, 2023 at 00:35 UTC

🚨🚨🚨 Today's the final day to get Extra Focus for just $4.99 for ADHD Awareness month! extrafocusbook.com

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Oct 30, 2023 at 17:27 UTC

With ADHD, it's not that you're ignoring someone—your brain just decided that the bird chirping outside was today's main event.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Oct 27, 2023 at 15:53 UTC

The ADHD experience is having a growing collection of empty notebooks, pristine water bottles, and untouched to-do apps, each one a monument to good intentions.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Oct 24, 2023 at 17:10 UTC

ADHD is great intentions sabotaged by compulsive inaction.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Oct 23, 2023 at 20:59 UTC

I take care of myself the same way I take care of plants. Not enough sunlight, often forget to water.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Oct 02, 2023 at 17:19 UTC

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but ADHD does NOT mean you are hyperactive. While some ADHDers are hyperactive, there’s a whole other presentation of ADHD called Predominantly Inattentive, which is more common in women and doesn’t look hyperactive at all.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Sep 28, 2023 at 18:36 UTC

I’m not “late”, I’m just very creative with my interpretation of “time”

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Sep 22, 2023 at 23:37 UTC

ADHD is thinking about all the things you have to do, getting stressed about all the things, worrying about the consequences of not doing the things, but still feeling stuck and unable to do any of the things.

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Sep 21, 2023 at 03:38 UTC

The ADHD screening test should just be "try to schedule an appointment for your ADHD screening."

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Sep 19, 2023 at 22:53 UTC

It's officially here! 📙

"Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD" is now available on Amazon or wherever you buy books. 🚀

Plus a special LAUNCH WEEK BONUS!

Buy the book THIS WEEK and get free access to the ADHD cohort course I ran earlier this year!

extrafocusbook.com/bonus

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Sep 19, 2023 at 06:04 UTC

🙌

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Sep 17, 2023 at 04:30 UTC

🙌 Thanks!

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Sep 17, 2023 at 04:30 UTC

Thank you!

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Sep 16, 2023 at 18:22 UTC

🙌 thank you!

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ADHD Jesse • Author of Extra Focus 📙 @adhdjesse.com [ View ] Sep 16, 2023 at 18:00 UTC

I have a short-term goal of books sold I wanted to hit by the end of October.

Right now, I'm just 15 short of my goal. 😳

If you want to help push that over the edge, now is a great time to order! extrafocusbook.com

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