How Do You Trick Your ADHD Brain Into Doing Boring Tasks? (Ep 127)

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We all have deals we make with ourselves that nobody else knows about. Water before coffee. A timer before the DocuSign pile. A sticky note that only has room for two things instead of the twenty item list that's actually overwhelming us.

On this episode of the Mind + Money Podcast, Sherry (financial coach) and Val (financial planner) get into why those tiny self-made rules work so well for ADHD brains, and why deadlines, even completely made up ones, get us moving when nothing else will.

They talk about a client who finally sent a long overdue price increase email once she had a deadline and a witness. They also get into the systems that actually stick: sticky notes with just the next task, ten minute tidy timers, physical checklists, and the surprisingly effective move of giving your inner critic a name so you know exactly who you're telling to back off.

This episode also digs into why so many ADHD entrepreneurs avoid invoicing (it's not laziness, we promise), and how gamifying a boring task can bring the dopamine back when your usual tricks stop working.

This isn't about willpower. It's about understanding why your brain needs a reason, a reward, or a countdown clock to get moving, and building systems around that instead of fighting it. Sherry and Val get real about the tricks that work for them, the ones that don't work anymore, and how to know when it's time to switch it up.

If you've had something sitting on your to do list for a week and a half, this one's for you. Give yourself permission to find a system that actually works for your brain, not the one you think you're supposed to use.