Balanced Working Moms Podcast - ADHD, Productivity, and Time Management

Ep: #174: Why Your ADHD Brain Refuses to Do "Easy" Things (And What to Actually Do About It)

β€’ Rina Meushaw - ADHD Coach for Working Moms β€’ Season 1 β€’ Episode 174

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Ever wonder why you can write a complex report, manage a team, and handle a crisis, but can't seem to respond to a simple text that's been sitting there for 11 days? In this episode, we dig into why the ADHD brain gets stuck on simple tasks and a fun, practical framework you can use to get unstuck.

What you'll learn:

  • Why "easy" tasks are often the hardest ones to start
  • A 5-part acronym that makes your brain actually want to do the thing
  • How to create your own urgency when a real deadline doesn't exist
  • Real examples of how to apply this β€” from dreaded phone calls to blank-page paralysis

If you've ever felt frustrated that you can do hard things but freeze on the simple ones, this episode will help you stop fighting your brain and start working with it instead.

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