Gabriel Mizrahi
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And it does make me wonder if he might be going through some stuff, which can be really debilitating. And if so, then he does deserve a little more patience and a little more compassion as he works through that. The second possibility I want to acknowledge is something that came up a few weeks ago.
Jordan, do you remember when you took the letter from the woman who was dating the guy who wouldn't brush his teeth? Yes.
Jordan, do you remember when you took the letter from the woman who was dating the guy who wouldn't brush his teeth? Yes.
Jordan, do you remember when you took the letter from the woman who was dating the guy who wouldn't brush his teeth? Yes.
And there were other issues there, but she also felt like she had to mother him. She had to like encourage him to do basic things and to get his life going and all of this. And several people wrote in and said, hey, just so you know, that can be the symptom of ADHD. Yeah.
And there were other issues there, but she also felt like she had to mother him. She had to like encourage him to do basic things and to get his life going and all of this. And several people wrote in and said, hey, just so you know, that can be the symptom of ADHD. Yeah.
And there were other issues there, but she also felt like she had to mother him. She had to like encourage him to do basic things and to get his life going and all of this. And several people wrote in and said, hey, just so you know, that can be the symptom of ADHD. Yeah.
Now, look, I don't know if I'm at the point where I can, like, say it's fine that you don't brush your teeth because you have ADHD. I don't know. I'm not sure if that lets you off the hook for basic hygiene, but apparently it can be really difficult to do basic tasks, to stay on top of things, to follow through, to stick with multiple steps in a process or whatever.
Now, look, I don't know if I'm at the point where I can, like, say it's fine that you don't brush your teeth because you have ADHD. I don't know. I'm not sure if that lets you off the hook for basic hygiene, but apparently it can be really difficult to do basic tasks, to stay on top of things, to follow through, to stick with multiple steps in a process or whatever.
Now, look, I don't know if I'm at the point where I can, like, say it's fine that you don't brush your teeth because you have ADHD. I don't know. I'm not sure if that lets you off the hook for basic hygiene, but apparently it can be really difficult to do basic tasks, to stay on top of things, to follow through, to stick with multiple steps in a process or whatever.
We're not hearing a ton of textbook ADD symptoms in this letter, so I'm really just wildly speculating, but I'm just trying to cover all of our bases. I guess the larger thing is, can we be curious about what this guy is going through? There might be a couple narratives here. One is just that he doesn't share her values, and he's not as ambitious as she is, and that's the end of the story.
We're not hearing a ton of textbook ADD symptoms in this letter, so I'm really just wildly speculating, but I'm just trying to cover all of our bases. I guess the larger thing is, can we be curious about what this guy is going through? There might be a couple narratives here. One is just that he doesn't share her values, and he's not as ambitious as she is, and that's the end of the story.
We're not hearing a ton of textbook ADD symptoms in this letter, so I'm really just wildly speculating, but I'm just trying to cover all of our bases. I guess the larger thing is, can we be curious about what this guy is going through? There might be a couple narratives here. One is just that he doesn't share her values, and he's not as ambitious as she is, and that's the end of the story.
But there might be other narratives there too, right? It would be helpful if she could appreciate everything he's going through, if she's going to try to help him before she decides whether to leave.
But there might be other narratives there too, right? It would be helpful if she could appreciate everything he's going through, if she's going to try to help him before she decides whether to leave.
But there might be other narratives there too, right? It would be helpful if she could appreciate everything he's going through, if she's going to try to help him before she decides whether to leave.
Yeah. And I appreciate that you're willing to be that guy for her because it might be what she needs to hear. But I think what this really comes down to is how is he dealing with all of this? How is he relating to her? If he's like, I'm stuck, I'm demotivated, I'm depressed. I don't want to be this way. I need help. Can we talk about it? Can you help me?
Yeah. And I appreciate that you're willing to be that guy for her because it might be what she needs to hear. But I think what this really comes down to is how is he dealing with all of this? How is he relating to her? If he's like, I'm stuck, I'm demotivated, I'm depressed. I don't want to be this way. I need help. Can we talk about it? Can you help me?
Yeah. And I appreciate that you're willing to be that guy for her because it might be what she needs to hear. But I think what this really comes down to is how is he dealing with all of this? How is he relating to her? If he's like, I'm stuck, I'm demotivated, I'm depressed. I don't want to be this way. I need help. Can we talk about it? Can you help me?
I'm going to do the work, but I just, I can't be alone in this. That's a very different way to deal with your challenges than to just be sitting around waiting for someone to tell you what to do and then leaving you to wonder if the relationship works. Exactly.