Why Is It So Hard to Do Something That Should Be Easy? (Wall of Awful pt. 1)
How to ADHD
Why leaders watch it
Explains emotional barriers behind task paralysis, which helps managers understand struggling reports; narrow in scope.
A short How to ADHD explainer, featuring Brendan Mahan, on why simple tasks can feel impossible for people with ADHD. It introduces the 'wall of awful', a pile of past failures, shame and anxiety that builds up in front of a task and blocks starting it.
Topics: Resilience & wellbeing, Productivity & habits
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