Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter and you are listening to a bite-size episode of the I Have ADHD podcast. I am medicated, caffeinated, regulated, and ready to roll. This little episode is one of my favorite clips from the podcast. It's perfect if you're not in the mood for a full hour-long listen.

Because let's be real, some of us ADHD just don't have the patience for all of that.

But if you are a die-hard listener, think of this as your mid-week pick me up.

It's Thursday, y'all.

Friday is right around the corner.

If you love this clip, check out the show notes for a link to the full

episode. And remember, my friend, drink your water, take your meds, grab a snack. Now let's get

rolling. So basically, Dodson is saying that ADHD's performance, mood, and energy levels are in

large part determined by four key things.

Interest, like being interested in it, fascinated or passionate about something, challenge or

competitiveness, novelty, and urgency.

And urgency is so important, right?

Like, it comes from the external pressure of time, which is often why we

wait until the last minute to get something done, often why we can't engage our task initiation

skill until the clock is striking midnight and we're like, oh my gosh, I have to go, I have

to do it, I have to do it. It's because we finally feel that urgency.

Now, in comparison, many neurotypical people have an importance-based nervous system.

Lucky them. They have an importance-based nervous system, which means that they're able to

more easily engage in tasks because the task matters, because it's important to them,

because it's valuable or there's some sort of reward or it has a punishment or consequence

if it's not done. An important difference is that for neurotypical people, urgency matters

less. So they're not necessarily having to wait into the last minute

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