Planning, Executive Function and ADHD #064

Are you a planner?  Or are you more of a "maybe should have made a plan before I tore out that wall in my kitchen" kind of person?

I can not explain what ADHD is without discussing Executive Function, because executive functioning is the CEO of our brain. You use it to run your life: your productivity, efficiency, family, work, friendship, including every single decision you make, from career choices to when to brush your teeth. One area of EF is Planning. Or the lack thereof, being the hallmark of ADHD. How does it affect an ADHD adult? Let's learn about our ADHD brains.

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Episodes on Perfectionism: Part 1, Episode 41 and Part 2, Episode 43

Friendship Strategies Episode 51

Episodes on Wise Money Management:
Savings First
How to Not Overdraw Your Bank Account
How to Pay Your Bills On Time
Budget is Not a 4 Letter Word
More Money by Spending On What Matters