I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD Episode 347: ADHD Productivity Looks Different: Here's How
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Mar 23, 2026 They rethink time management for ADHD and explain why the clock may not be the real problem. The conversation highlights energy, attention, and emotions as the three drivers that shape output. Practical ideas include working with natural peaks and troughs, spotting overwhelm patterns, and choosing tiny experiments to move forward.
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Why Time Management Fails For Knowledge Work
- Time management came from factory-era logic where hours produced output.
- Paula argues knowledge work breaks that equation so managing time itself is less useful than managing how you show up within time.
A Compassionate Definition Of A Productive Day
- Define a productive day as simply doing what you set out to do, with expectations built for humans with ADHD.
- Paula gives a concrete example: intentionally planning to watch a whole show while crocheting can still be a productive day.
Energy Attention And Emotions Matter More Than Time
- Productivity depends more on three internal levers than on time: energy, attention, and emotions.
- Paula frames these as areas where we have agency to change our output within the fixed clock.
