333 Want to Stay Behind Forever? Keep Ignoring Your Capacity

I Have ADHD Podcast

Kristen Carder

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Think your problem is poor time management? Think again. If your color-coded calendar keeps failing you, the missing piece isn’t another app, planner, or hack—it’s capacity. In this episode, we’re digging into why ADHD brains chronically overbook, underestimate, and run ourselves into the ground. You’ll learn: The hidden reason productivity hacks don’t stickWhy “fantasy scheduling” feels so good (but always backfires)How to spot your real mental, emotional, and physical limitsA simple shift t...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD.
0:13.8	I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD. Let's chat about the frustrations, humor,
0:20.0	and challenges of adulting, relationships,
0:22.8	working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. I'll help you understand your unique brain,
0:29.7	unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B. Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter,
0:36.1	and you've tuned into the I have ADHD podcast. I am
0:39.5	medicated, caffeinated, regulated, and ready to roll. Thanks for being here. Thanks for pressing
0:45.5	play on this podcast. There's like millions of podcasts out there and the fact that you are listening
0:51.2	to this podcast, not an accident. I'm so happy. I'm so grateful to you for just
0:57.8	like your engagement and your time. It means so much to me. I'm so glad that you're here.
1:03.6	Are you out for a run? Are you in your car, maybe driving around? Like, what are you up to?
1:09.6	I'd love to hear it. I am excited to chat with you
1:13.3	today. We are continuing our conversation on time management. And we're going to talk about
1:18.4	something that we don't usually talk about as it pertains to time management, which is capacity.
1:24.4	And I brought props. As you can see, I brought props today because that's where we're
1:29.5	that's where we're going. We're headed. If you're listening only, that's totally fine. I love my
1:34.8	OG podcast listeners. Thank you. Thank you for who you are and what you do. But if you want to
1:40.8	head over to YouTube to see a jars full of pasta, you're welcome to check out the props over on YouTube.
1:48.3	And while you are wherever you are, whether you are on Apple or Spotify or YouTube, would you hit that like, subscribe rating, five-star rating button, whatever it is on your particular platform, would you engage
2:02.3	with the show in some way to send some love to Kristen Carter and my team? And even Dan, the guy
2:07.4	behind the camera, this impacts all of us and our ability to keep producing the show for you. So
2:13.5	thank you. So much for being here. I appreciate you. We are going to start off with a voicemail
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