I can’t believe it has been over 6 months since I last wrote a blog post (I am ashamed to look up the exact date). I actually wrote a post on procrastination and the importance of simply starting (minus the concluding paragraph)…5 months ago. Part 2 will obviously be on the importance of finishing (something [...]
Mind/Body Detox Day 2 (final): Sucked into the Internet
The day started innocently enough. I woke up and decided to listen to a podcast (PTI) while making breakfast. That just created a small hole in my giant dam of willpower. Water started to trickle through drop by drop. “Oh I’ll just sit down and write ONE email now” I said. Six hours later and [...]
Mind/Body Detox: Media, Yoga, Meditation, and Fruit: Day 1
Bye bye fruit detox! Today (before going fruit shopping) I decided to postpone my fruit detox for another week. Reason? I am starting a new ADHD stimulant (Vyvanse) and the effectiveness is decreased when eating Vitamin C. I also need to observe my energy throughout the day with Vyvanse and by radically changing my diet, [...]
Mind/Body Detox Week: Media, Yoga, Meditation, and Fruit
Distractions. Habits. Automatic consumption (media and food). Zoning out like a zombie in front of the Xbox, computer or TV for hours. Scattering my energy everywhere consuming comments, blogs, podcasts, TV shows, video games…anything to distract me…allowing me to procrastinate. Time to shatter my comfort zone and expose my unconscious habits by ripping their (figurative) [...]
Upcoming digital sabbatical and a quick life update…
I have been thinking and talking about taking a digital sabbatical for over a month now. After taking nearly 2 weeks away from home I have returned to the vortex of the computer. I can feel my life slowly being siphoned off into the vast interwebs. Energy which could be utilized to change the world [...]
The price of procrastinating with ADHD: Energy
Procrastination…just writing this word tightens my heart and causes a couple involuntary shallow anxious breaths. Flashbacks enter my mind. Shards of memories zoom through the projector of my internal movie-projector, viewing many of the 100’s of school assignments, 1000s of household chores, and 10000+ items on my personal to-do list which remained uncompleted until just [...]
The backstory of my procrastination post
A month ago (July 28th) I sat down in a chair on my porch and while basking in the rare pacific northwest sunlight, I wrote a post on procrastination (by hand). Things were good. I had written 2 posts in one week and was starting to get on a bit of a roll. I had [...]
‘We all have a little ADD in us’ (No way!)
‘We all have a little ADD in us…’ When I hear this I just want to scream, “NO you don’t have ADD because you easily get distracted. Do you also lose your keys, forget about appointments, or have a long list of things you WANT to do but can’t!?”. Most people think ADD is just [...]
Running backwards: Lesson in Resistance
Running backwards up a hill (without looking) I consider myself lucky, living uphill from a beautiful waterfront walkway. Home to starfish, blue herons, bald eagles, sea otters, and millions of barnacles. The tide rolls to and fro, creating a new landscape each time I go running down there. But this article isn’t about my beautiful [...]
Doing the Important Week 4: Organization wrap-up + Meditation
Last week I promised you I would get organized and blog a little more frequently about it. Well I was wrong. But I have an excuse. Organizing + No Adderall = 0 Starting last Friday I decided to take a week off my medication. The reasons and results for that will be in an upcoming [...]
Brandon’s story
After 27 years I am lucky to discover my passion for ADHD. The past year I have worked on building my focus and awareness through meditation and yoga. I am currently in training to become an ADHD coach for teenagers and college students while spending my free time volunteering at the non-profit ADD Resources. Time to punch through the fear and open my thoughts up for the world!
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