143 Creative Blocks & Insecurities

147 Habits are Hard (but also very cool)

There's some evidence that ADHD brains in particular may have trouble forming habits as they're traditionally thought of. But that doesn't mean they have no value for us! This episode is about how to lean into the part of habit formation that may work for us (spoiler alert, you may need WEIRD rewards) Builds on last week's episode, Self-Awareness vs. Solutions [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/podcast/episode/db1c1aef/146-self-awareness-vs-solutions] p.s. hopefully the birdsong in the background isn't too annoying... I recorded with the windows open and didn't realize it would pick up! p.p.s. by the time you listen to this, we'll be at 1,000,000 downloads 🥳 AUDHD FLOURISHING RESOURCES: 1. Transcript Doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bPmFZPUdE-3ZZQXqEs78muJ-dHy7bCa0BZ8mUZhWBPE/] (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) 2. Mattia's Newsletter [https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09] 3. Like Your Brain [https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about] community space (Patreon/Discord) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

146 Self-Awareness vs. Solutions

You may have been told that you're "so self-aware," yet struggle to actually implement solutions. In the moment, you might be lacking the support, the executive function, the initiation energy, etc. Introspection and self-awareness are great, but they're not the end of the process. AUDHD FLOURISHING RESOURCES: 1. Transcript Doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bPmFZPUdE-3ZZQXqEs78muJ-dHy7bCa0BZ8mUZhWBPE/] (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) 2. Mattia's Newsletter [https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09] 3. Like Your Brain [https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about] community space (Patreon/Discord) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

145 Mediocrity is a Needed Step

In the context of learning a musical instrument, it's obvious that there's a period of not being good at it. Whether you call it mediocrity or a skill gap, there's often a gap between where you are and where you want to be. There are many cases in which we can only improve by doing, trying, and yes, failing. It's uncomfortable and that's normal. You don't have to like it, but it is a step in learning or improving. I HATE IT. And I also know it's going to happen. AUDHD FLOURISHING RESOURCES: 1. Transcript Doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bPmFZPUdE-3ZZQXqEs78muJ-dHy7bCa0BZ8mUZhWBPE/] (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) 2. Mattia's Newsletter [https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09] 3. Like Your Brain [https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about] community space (Patreon/Discord) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

144 Don't Do All the Things

Trying to do all of the things, all of the time is a recipe for being stuck. Instead, do some of the things, some of the time. The episode also talks about a couple of imagination techniques that may help with some types of PDA or other demand avoidance. AUDHD FLOURISHING RESOURCES: 1. Transcript Doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bPmFZPUdE-3ZZQXqEs78muJ-dHy7bCa0BZ8mUZhWBPE/] (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) 2. Mattia's Newsletter [https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09] 3. Like Your Brain [https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about] community space (Patreon/Discord) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

143 Creative Blocks & Insecurities

Last week we talked about creative entrepreneurship. This episode is about my recent & current creative blocks and insecurities that cover some of the difficulties of being a professional creative. And because people may ask: here's my pre-transition voice [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rhxz8u43Ho], and more-or-less current voice [https://tfrband.bandcamp.com/album/tomorrows-forgotten-relics-demo-ep] Related episodes:  1. 100 Creative Time Limitations [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/podcast/episode/95a3b67c/100-creative-time-limitations] 2. 24 Redefining Creative Success with Chris Hale [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/podcast/episode/5eeb8f64/24-redefining-creative-success-with-chris-hale] AUDHD FLOURISHING RESOURCES: 1. Transcript Doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13cWttVht-bxKyxc6nCJq4-0SL5zoQVvDIM22RFnaBP0/edit?usp=sharing] (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) 2. Mattia's Newsletter [https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09] 3. Like Your Brain [https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about] community space (Patreon/Discord) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.