William Curb
speaker
2,678 appearances
17 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 14 Aug
William Curb’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But the difference when we're talking about systems is that a system is external scaffolding, while a habit is largely internal.
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The reason this distinction is important in regards to ADHD is that in a neurotypical brain, the reward of a finished task, like putting away laundry, provides a reliable hit of dopamine that seals the habit loop.
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The ADHD brain.
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That reward chemistry tends to be completely inconsistent.
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We might feel a win one day and then absolutely nothing the next.
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It's one of the reasons that for many of us, the idea of having a habit in the world.
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be so ingrained that we don't even think about it, just seems completely alien.
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This is why you can do something.
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Every single morning for three months.
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And then on day ninety one, if you get distracted by a text message.
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The habit seems to just completely evaporate.
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It was never truly on autopilot.
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It was just a high effort routine.
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You were burning executive function to force it to happen.
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Now, don't get me wrong, there are absolutely things that we can end up doing on an autobiolet.
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It's just
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The mechanics of actually forming a habit are much more complex and difficult than the just do it every day for twenty one days kind of advice we often see online.
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But I digress.
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With systems, the idea is that we're not relying on internal habit loops to keep us going.
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Instead, it's about how our external environment is directing our behavior.
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