AuDHD brains face many challenges when it comes to projects. It's something I've put a great deal of time and learning into, both personally and professionally.

This episode covers many ideas and approaches that tend to work for us.

Key Takeaways:

• We usually learn to use what I call the Adrenaline-Anxiety Approach. While effective short-term, it can lead to burnout and other issues.
• A monotropic approach is more sustainable and individualized... and it can feel slow at first.
• Experimentation as a core tool
• Creating just enough structure and safety to get going, without getting bogged down (loose planning)
• Working with the brain states you have
• Managing interruptions, inputs, and daily life
• Finding the balance that works for you

The episode also walks through the Love Your Brain course, designed to help AuDHDers understand their mind-body system, work with brain states, and navigate project challenges. The course emphasizes self-compassion, experimentation, and building processes tailored to individual needs.

• Devon Price's Laziness Does Not Exist article, and a PDF if you're not on Medium
• The transcript may be especially useful for this episode! (It'll take a few seconds for the link to fully load to this episode)
• Love Your Brain course
• Learn more about Love Your Brain

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Pawel, a former middle school teacher in an alternative school, lays out how most of our adult problems were ones we first encountered in middle school. From social groups to complex problem solving, they show up again and again in life.

He also talks about how being a high-masking AuDHDer showed up in life.

• The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
• Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well by Amy Edmondson

p.s. you may notice I never link to Amazon if I can help it... one way we can help the world is by avoiding Amazon purchases as much as possible!

1. Like Your Brain community space (Pawel's not sharing social media links but is over here with us)
2. Transcript Doc
3. Email Newsletter

Love Your Brain now has three elements you can choose from for more accessibility:

1. Love Your Brain course content
2. Group coaching and co-working calls
3. Direct support from Mattia

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Achievements often feel tied into personal identity. AuDHD folks in particular struggle with achievement pressures, even with just regular neurodivergent demand avoidance.

A few core topics:

• The joy of supporting others' work and stepping back from being the primary creator
• Achievements often don't provide the emotions we expect, so it's meaningful to focus on making the process feel better instead
• Creativity requires boredom and rest
• And the very surprising thought I had that led to this episode...

Episodes mentioned:

• Andrew Simonet on creating supportive feedback convos as a creative
• When Dreams Feel Impossible (last week's episode)
• Autistic Stereotypes with Thomas Henley

1. Like Your Brain community space
2. Transcript Doc
3. Email Newsletter

Love Your Brain now has three elements you can choose from for more accessibility:

1. Love Your Brain course content
2. Group coaching and co-working calls
3. Direct support from Mattia

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.