Episode Details

Have you ever been incredibly busy - cleaning, answering emails, reorganizing your to-do list - and still somehow avoided the one thing that mattered most?

That's not laziness. That's procrastination wearing a productivity costume.

In this episode, Coach Mande John breaks down Paul Graham's essay "Good and Bad Procrastination" and applies it directly to the ADHD brain - helping you understand why you avoid big work, how to recognize when you're stuck in busy-but-not-moving mode, and how to redirect your focus toward what actually moves the needle.

Here's what we explore:

• The three types of procrastination - and why one of them is actually a good thing
• Why to-do lists can become a source of overwhelm and avoidance
• The "buckets" method for organizing your attention by season
• How to define "enough" so you're not endlessly pouring energy into tasks that don't matter
• The emotional weight behind big work - and why cleaning the bathroom always wins
• How to have a healthier relationship with hyperfocus (without letting it derail your life)
• The Hamming question: "What is the most important thing you could be working on - and why aren't you?"
• Delegation, simplification, and letting go of what only needs to be done good enough

This episode comes with a free PDF of all the reflection questions. Grab it at: www.learntothrivewithadhd.com/biggerwork

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