Hacking Your ADHD
Episodes
Give Yourself Some Slack: Self-Compassion (Part 2)
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we started our journey of self-compassion. Self-compassion is key part of cutting ourselves some slack - it's the combination of empathy and...
Give Yourself Some Slack: Self-Compassion (Part 1)
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we're going to focus on the difficulties of self-compassion and then talk a little about mindfulness - next week we'll be going into t...
Q&A: Writing Past the Hard Parts
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we have a listener question about writing and how to get back into it after quitting at the hard parts. Support me on Patreon Co...
Give Yourself Some Slack: Perfectly Imperfect
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the reasons that many of us have trouble giving ourselves slack is because of our internalized perfectionism - it's something that controls our...
How To Give Yourself Some Slack
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Often when I think about productivity I envision something like a well-oiled machine - everything fits together, everything has it's placed and when i...
Building Gratitude
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the hottest trends to come out of the self-help world over the last few years is gratitude. And it's no surprise, gratitude has been found to b...
When To Quit
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first thing we've got to understand is that when we ask, when should I quit? We're also asking, when should I persevere? And they often serve as t...
Rationalization and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Resistance is the embodiment of the I don't wanna's - the part of us that keeps us from doing our work - or anything for that matter. And a big part o...
How to Find a Therapist
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the hardest aspects for me with ADHD is that I can quickly become overwhelmed when I can't find a clear path forward - I know I could do the re...
Energy Management: Spiritual Energy
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I know the term spiritual energy is going to throw a lot of people - so let's start off by getting clear on what I mean here. When I'm talking about s...
Energy Management: Emotional Energy
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional Energy isn't as cut and dry as physical energy - there are no emotional calories that we can track and measure. And while there is no scient...
The Wall of Awful with Brendan Mahan
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've all got things that we think we should be able to just do - for example, I've had on my to-do list for weeks to make a phone call to the bank - ...
Energy Management: Mental Energy
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're going to be looking at ways that we can work on cutting down distractions and staying focused. We'll also be looking at ways that we can b...
Energy Management: Physical Energy
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before we get going here, I just want to make sure you know that I'm not a doctor, and while this episode is a lot about your health, it is not intend...
Personal Energy Management
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's an hour after lunch and your staring at your computer monitor. There are words in front of you, but you've read the same sentence over and over a...
Taking Breaks
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that one of the biggest hurdles from ADHD is starting, but paradoxically one of our other hurdles is stopping. Sometimes it feels like we'...
A Nudge in the Right Direction
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Making the right choices isn't always easy - we've got so many options of what we can do and when I'm tired I don't want to weigh all my options. It w...
Fighting Resistance - Part 2
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we started off our discussion of resistance - a term that I got from Steven Pressfield's book, the War of Art. While there are parts of the ...
Fighting Resistance
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There's a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don't, and the secret is this: It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sit...
Moving From Defense to Offense
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Years ago now, before I started this podcast, I worked as a sports writer. It was fun work and I also found that a lot of the things I was writing abo...
Take a Picture, It'll Last Longer
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following up last week's rebroadcast about creating better reminders I thought I'd add in some more ideas on how we can remember things. One of the to...
How to Create More Effective Reminders (Rebroadcast)
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you've got ADHD making reminders is a given. There's just too much going on in any one given day for me to keep track of it all and without remin...
How To Make Time For The Important Stuff (Rebroadcast)
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the things I want to look at while I'm taking my break is what my prioritizes are - it's easy to let yourself just get pulled along with the fl...
Burnout (Rebroadcast)
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we were supposed to have a new episode going up but I'm really starting to feel it. I feel like I've been stuck for a while now and pressing...
How to Think (Critically)
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ADHD brain has a strange relationship with thinking. One of my biggest gripes is that it often feels like I can't ever turn my brain off. No matte...
Cleaning House
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I'd say I have a love-hate relationship with cleaning, but that implies that there is a part of me that loves cleaning. There isn't. I like having cle...
The Science of Fidgets
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My desk usually has a least a few fidget toys on top of it. I say usually only because my children sneak into my office and steal them. But the rest o...
Best-Laid Plans and COVID-19
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trying to plan in a pandemic has been... well really what's been a problem is all the plans that I made before the lockdown. Every week I look through...
When Good Science Goes Bad
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Going online has its perks - we've got a wealth of information at our fingertips - but with so much information it can be hard to find the truth. Ofte...
Controlling What You Can When Everything Feels Out of Control
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I hope everyone is staying home and staying safe. I know that everyone is going through a hard time right now and ADHD isn't making it any easier. So ...
Compassionate Ass-Kicking For The Win (Rebroadcast)
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When I'm working on this podcast sometimes I wish my boss would be a little harder on me because it can be easy for me to get behind - but my boss is ...
Working With Your ADHD (Updated and Rebroadcast)
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're going to be hitting Working With Your ADHD. One of my biggest struggles with ADHD often comes from my belief that if I just tried hard...
The Surprising Magic of Setting a Deadline
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When I was in school, I always wanted to be the kind of student who able to finish a project well before it needed to be turned in. I loved the idea t...
Getting off the Hamster Wheel (Before You Burnout)
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Exhausted, empty, overloaded, unable to cope - these are some of the words I'll find myself using when I'm feeling burned out or on the path to burnou...
How to Create More Effective Reminders
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you've got ADHD making reminders is a given. There's just too much going on in any one given day for me to keep track of it all and without remin...
Life Lessons From Video Games
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Talking about video games so much last week got me thinking about games a lot and so I ended up getting a new game for myself called Stardew Valley. T...
ADVGD: Attention Deficit Video Game Disorder
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I've played video games since before I was able to read - although that statement loses some of its weight once you find out that I didn't learn to re...
ADHD in the Gym
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're going to be jumping - yeah, jumping because we're talking about exercise. I hope you're ready for some Jazzercise - but if that's not ...
How to Make your Smart Phone ADHD Friendly (Part 2)
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second part of the series on how to better manage your smartphone with your ADHD - you don't have to have listened to part 1 to listen to ...
How to Make your Smart Phone ADHD Friendly (Part 1)
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I've been carrying around a smartphone in my pocket for more than 10 years - I started off with the first iPhone and have since gone over to Android, ...
Tweaking Your Habits for Better Results
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Find the full show note at HackingYourADHD.com/habits This week we're going to be exploring the power of habit and how small changes to our routines...
Breaking Down The ONE Thing
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Find the full show notes at HackingYourADHD.com/TheONEThing In this week's episode, I am going to be going over the book The ONE Thing by Gary Keller...
Dear ADHD
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Find show notes for this episode at HackingYourADHD.Com/DearADHD Thanks for joining me for the very last episode of 2019 - in this episode, I'm writ...
How to Plan Your 2020 Without Getting Overwhelmed
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Be sure to check out the full show notes at: HackingYourADHD.com/planning2020 Today we're going to be working on planning out our 2020. If you haven...
Looking Back on 2019 for a Great 2020
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're going to be walking through the process of how to conduct an end of year review by letting you in while I went through my own review. Hea...
How To Make Time For The Important Stuff
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Let me ask you, what's the most important thing on your to-do list? What the thing that if you did it would make you satisfied with what you accomplis...
Prioritizing Your Needs For a Better Holiday Season
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all picture different things when we think about the holidays. Some people think about family and food, others think about putting up all those sp...
Compassionate Ass-Kicking For The Win
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When I'm working on this podcast sometimes I wish my boss would be a little harder on me because it can be easy for me to get behind - but my boss is ...
How to Get Refocused After Your Vacation
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Last week was all about getting there and this week we're focusing on what to do when you get back. Travel disrupts our routines and habits - and we s...
Seven ADHD Friendly Travel Hacks For An Awesome Vacation
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD loves novelty and what could be more novel for an ADHD brain than going to a new place? While you might love the destination, getting there can b...
How to Journal Even When You Have ADHD
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Find the Full Show Notes: HackingYourADHD.com/podcast/journaling This Episode's Top Tips Journaling allows us to think through our problems and impr...
Goals, Strategies and Tactics
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Find the full show notes at HackingYourADHD.com/podcast/GST Today we're going to be exploring the differences between goals, strategies and tactics....
Working With Your ADHD
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to get caught up in what neurotypicals do for productivity that we can forget that we're not neurotypical, we have ADHD. And when you've got...
How to Remember Anything
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD can make it hard to remember all the things that you need to remember on a daily basis. Things get forgotten and we end up missing important appo...
Timing Your Day
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD can make it very hard for us to accurately tell what time it is now, how much time is left, and how quickly time is passing. This is referred to ...
Building Your Toolbox
05 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD can make it hard for us to work on our intentions. This is even harder when we forget the things that we want to do. When you are learning about ...