ADHD AF ADHD Time Blindness: What is time?!
Sep 1, 2025
Time blindness is a struggle for many with ADHD, affecting perceptions of time and task duration. Guests Kate and Beth share insights on the value of peer support groups and the emotional toll of perfectionism and procrastination. Personal stories highlight chronic lateness and the quest for control, likening it to wishing for a pause button. Practical hacks like using Google Maps and flexible meeting timings are discussed. The importance of supportive relationships and community is emphasized, encouraging listeners to break down tasks for better time management.
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Time Is Experienced As Now Or Not Now
- Time blindness means experiencing time as only 'now' or 'not now', not a linear flow.
- This causes underestimating durations, losing track of time, running late or overcompensating by being very early.
Projects Stretched Over Years
- Laura shares a multi-year example of underestimating how long a creative task would take, like making a hat for three and a half years.
- She and another podcaster both kept saying "I'll do it today" for years while having no sense of passing time.
Always Running In At The Last Minute
- Beth says time blindness is one of her biggest ADHD traits and she is often late despite trying to be early.
- She describes routinely leaving at the last minute and arriving sweaty and frantic.