EP. 38: ADHD and Drifting Off Topic

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

ADHD and Drifting Off Topic This week’s podcast is all about drifting off topic; why we do it and how to do less of it. Discover what causes our brains to drift-off topic. Learn what linear vs. non-linear thinking is What do linear thinkers look for in making decisions? What are linear thinkers usually good at? What imagination and creativity have to do with it? Which method of thinking focuses on the connections and relationships between things more than on specific bits of information. Tracy talks about how and why she believes ADHD has been misnamed. Discover why drifting off is not the problem and why a family trip to Cancun is the perfect example of why telling stories is always the best way to make information stick. Learn how to keep yourself from drifting off-topic by using: Meta-cognition The pause Being intentional Putting a stake down Being open and honest Soliciting help from your listeners

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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?
0:25.7	You know what you hear even less about? The successful women navigating ADHD,
0:30.8	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.
1:14.0	Hello, I am Tracy Outsuka and I wanted to welcome you to episode 38 of 80-HD for smart-ass women.
1:28.0	I'm wondering if you're anything like me. You're smart.
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