Realistic Goal-Setting with ADHD
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Setting goals is hard. Setting goals with ADHD is…well, it’s hard, too.
You’ve got a lot working against you: your Executive Dysfunction, your fear of failure, your fear of boredom…it all gets in the way of you starting new routines, implementing new processes, and generally being more satisfied with how your day goes.
I’m not going to promise that this article will suddenly change your life, and that your brain will suddenly love and excel at goal-setting — I don’t smoke and I therefore cannot blow any up your butthole. But I can promise you that, if you make these mistakes, it’ll make setting goals with ADHD harder.
So, please:
Don’t try to change too much at once
Honesty time: I have to rein myself in a lot, too. I know a lot about our brains, I know a good bit about organizing, and I’ll still get it in my head that I can start studying a new language, reading a new book, and going on a morning walk if I just apply myself.
But when you’re anyone, that’s alot — when you have ADHD, that’s just unfair.
