Waiting for Inspiration

Hacking Your ADHD

William Curb

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 702 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

One of the easiest ways for procrastination to creep into our lives is through the thought that we just need to wait to do something until we feel like doing it. I totally get this. I feel this way all the time - it's super easy to put something off because we don't feel like doing it right then.

But that's not always our best strategy - in fact, for a lot of things we're never really going to feel like doing them and so waiting for that inspiration to come means that we're never going to get to it.

Today we're going to be looking at this idea of inspiration and some of the ways that we can try and get started anyway.

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Find the show note at HackingYourADHD.com/inspiration

This Episode's Top Tips

Before you can come up with a solution to your problem you need to know what your problem actually is. Some problems are just symptoms of other problems and if you can solve those root issues it makes everything else easier or unnecessary to fix.
While gamifying boring tasks might seem like a great way to make your work more interesting it can also backfire and reduce motivation in the long run. It's better to just add in some small aspects of fun like listening to music or doing the task with a friend.
Creating a warm-up routine can make it easier to get into your workflow, just make sure to make the warmup easy so you don't put it off as well.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD, part of the ADHD Rewired Podcast Network.
0:08.9	I'm your host, William Kerb, and I have ADHD.
0:12.3	On this podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practices to help you work with your ADHD brain.
0:18.9	One of the easiest ways for procrastination to creep into our lives is through the thought
0:23.4	that we just need to wait to do something until we feel like doing it.
0:27.6	I totally get this.
0:29.0	I feel this way all the time.
0:31.2	It's super easy to put something off because we just don't feel like doing it right then.
0:35.8	And that makes sense.
0:37.3	But that's not always our best
0:38.9	strategy. In fact, for a lot of things, we're really never going to feel like doing them. And so
0:44.6	waiting for that inspiration to come means that we're never going to get started. Today, we're going
0:50.0	to be looking at this idea of inspiration and some of the ways that we can try and get started
0:55.1	anyway when we don't feel like it. If you'd like to follow along on the show notes page,
1:00.1	you can find that at hacking your ADHD.com slash inspiration. But first, need help staying
1:07.5	focused? Adult study hall might be the answer for your wandering attention.
1:12.1	I've talked about the magic of body doubling and how it can do wonders for your productivity.
1:16.9	If you want something structured and with dedicated work sessions for things like working out, cleaning, and writing,
1:23.2	let me direct you to ADHD rewired's adult Study Hall, which you can check out at Hacking Your
1:29.1	ADHD.com slash study hall. I use Adult Study Hall nearly every day to help keep me on task
1:35.9	while I'm working on this podcast, so you may see me there working on the next episode. That link again
1:41.3	is Hacking Your ADHD.com slash study hall.
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