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ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

EP. 14: What’s A Body Double and How Can It Help Me Get My Work Done?

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Tracy talks about what a body double is and how it can help us get our work done. We’re taught from childhood that if we need to get serious work done we must lock ourselves in a quiet room. Find out why this is likely not true for those of us with ADHD. Learn a counter-intuitive and effective method for those of us with ADHD to get our work done. Tracy shares ADHD coach, ’s, term body double which is a way that her clients successfully complete repetitive, boring tasks. You’ll learn why those with ADHD may feel more focused by the presence of another person. You’ll learn about the mirror neuron theory You’ll learn how balancing positive and negative energy may actually help us get things done. Learn why adding structure stimulates the brain and brings clarity and focus. Tracy outlines what a body double should do and not do and who is and isn’t a great candidate for your body double. You’ll also learn when it makes sense to consider a body double and when it doesn’t. Tracy also shares strategies that work for her teenage son in getting his homework done as well as how she uses the body double concept to complete big, unpleasant projects around the house. Tracy then shares how members in her use a body double, why it works for them and the various body double options. Tracy introduces her virtual body double Study Hall that is part of her free Facebook Group. Learn how a body double can: Help us activate and start a task Generate momentum and keep us going Provide social interaction which can serve to motivate us Provide accountability Provide a clear intention that helps to focus the ADHD brain Stop us from wandering off inside of our heads Finally, Tracy will share a hack for cleaning your house so you don’t feel so alone and bored.

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0:00.0

Albert Einstein, Richard Branson, Bill Gates, John F. Kennedy, Tony Robbins, Michael Phelps, Will Smith.

0:12.4

That sounds like a list of highly successful. Robbins, Michael Phelps, Will Smith.

0:13.2

That sounds like a list of highly successful Titans

0:16.2

in a variety of industries.

0:18.1

What else do they have in common?

0:20.1

Well, they all have ADHD, but you don't hear much about that, do you?

0:25.0

You know what you hear even less about?

0:28.0

The successful women navigating ADHD, and that's exactly why I started this podcast,

0:34.0

ADHD for smart-ass women.

0:36.0

I'm your host Tracy Otsuka.

0:38.0

I'm an attorney, not a doctor,

0:40.0

a lifelong student, not a coach.

0:42.0

I'm also the creator of courtography. a lifelong student, not a coach.

0:42.8

I'm also the creator of Cortography,

0:45.4

a patent pending system that helps people like you

0:47.9

figure out what they should do with their life.

0:50.4

And we're here today to talk ADHD your superpowers your symptoms your workarounds and how you

0:57.3

proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in. I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest superpowers and you know what I spy a

1:07.2

happier life for you too so without further ado a shiny new episode is

1:12.4

starting now. Hello, I am Tracy Outsuka, and I wanted to welcome you to episode 14 of ADHD for

1:29.3

smart-ass women. What's a body double and how can it help me get my work done? So we are taught that if we need to

1:37.2

concentrate, we should isolate ourselves, right? Preferably, there'll be no distracting noise,

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