374: 4 Ways to Start a Big Project With ADHD

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You open the doc, look at it, and close the doc. The project is enormous; every piece of it seems equally important, and there is no obvious way in. This week we're pulling four strategies for exactly that kind of ADHD project overwhelm, and they come from a rather unusual place: a 1500-piece Harry Potter puzzle on my dining room table. Turns out starting at the beginning isn't always the best place to start, and sometimes that's what's keeping us stuck in the first place.

In Episode 374, You Will Discover:

Why your usual approach to starting a big project might be keeping you stuck, and how cognitive inflexibility keeps us there How to sketch a "box lid" so your ADHD brain knows what done actually looks like before you take the first steps A question that helps you begin when your brain insists it doesn't know where to start Why the details of a project only become visible once you get close to one section, and why "just break it down" stalls out without that step Work With Me:

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Overwhelm to Action LIVE Harry Potter Hogwarts Map 1500 Piece Puzzle Episode 371: 10 Things My ADHD Brain Can't Live Without Episode 364: 3 Questions to Get Unstuck from ADHD Indecision Episode 372: 7 ADHD Mindsets That Make Overwhelm Worse Episode 373: Life Admin: A Sneaky Culprit for ADHD Overwhelm More ADHD Resources:

Discover Your ADHD Overwhelm Type - Free Quiz! Get the I'm Busy Being Awesome Podcast Roadmap Free course: ADHD Routine Revamp Learn my Top 10 Tips to Work With Your ADHD Brain Discover my favorite ADHD resources Access the I'm Busy Being Awesome Planning System Paula's Favorite Resources

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