Gaining knowledge about my brain - ,,It was like reading error codes on a printer and actually knowing what the error codes meant!”

,,Failing doesn’t make you failure”

,,You can’t have metaphorical shower thoughts when you don’t make time for metaphorical showers.”<ul><li>People with ADHD are incredible problem solvers. Their brains make unexpected connections, leading to creative insights and outside-the-box thinking. </li><li>But innovation needs space to breathe. If your mind is always occupied jumping from task to task, overwhelmed with distractions you wont give it the downtime it needs to generate those aha! moments.</li><li>Build in unstructured time, let your thoughts wander, and watch your creativity thrive.</li></ul>

Make Time for Metaphorical Showers

,,In the effort to improve our lives, it can be easy to forget that some parts are already working for us”

,,But the reason I dream so big and do big things is because I forget about the constraints of reality, for a bit, and go after what I want without considering what might get in the way.”

,,If you want to change the world, you can. Now. As you are. If you want a world that is more accepting and understanding, accept and understand someone. And the world will already be more accepting and understanding place. It’s inevitable, because you are part of the system. We all are.”

Forget trying harder—ADHD brains need to try differently. Jessica McCabe shares tools and insights to help you focus, manage time, and build habits that work for your brain, not against it. A practical and affirming guide to navigating life with ADHD.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this honest, friendly, and shame-free guide, the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD shares the hard-won insights and practical strategies that have helped her survive, even thrive, in a world not built for her brain. “The world of ADHD has been waiting for this book with bated breath for many years. If there’s a fairy godmother of our lot, it’s Jessica McCabe.”—Edward Hallowell, MD, coauthor of Driven to Distraction and ADHD 2.0 Forget “try harder.” When your brain works differently, you need to try different.   Diagnosed with ADHD at age twelve, Jessica struggled with a brain that she didn’t understand. She lost things constantly, couldn’t finish projects, and felt like she was putting more effort in than everyone around her while falling further and further behind. At thirty-two years old—broke, divorced, and living with her mom—Jessica decided to look more deeply into her ADHD challenges. She reached out to experts, devoured articles, and shared her discoveries on YouTube.   In How to ADHD, Jessica reveals the tools that have changed her life while offering an unflinching look at the realities of living with ADHD. The key to navigating a world not built for the neurodivergent brain, she discovered, isn’t to fix or fight against its natural tendencies but to understand and work with them. She explains how ADHD affects everyday life, covering executive function impairments, rejection sensitivity, difficulties with attention regulation, and more. You’ll also find ADHD-specific strategies for adapting your environment, routines, and systems, including:   • Boost the signal and decrease the noise. Facilitate focus by putting your goals where you can see them and fighting distractions with distractions. • Have less stuff to manage. Learn why you have trouble planning and prioritizing, and why doing more starts with doing less. • Build your “time wisdom.” Work backward when you plan, and track how long it actually takes you to do something. • Learn about your emotions. Understand how naming your emotions and letting yourself experience them can make them easier to regulate.   With quotes from Jessica’s online community, chapter summaries, and reading shortcuts designed for the neurodivergent reader, How to ADHD will help you recognize your strengths and challenges, tackle “bad brain days,” and be kinder to yourself in the process.

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