Stop Procrastinating

Do you procrastinate? Yeah, we know. Learn how to stop putting off important tasks, and how to start prioritizing and accomplishing tasks at work and at home that will reduce your stress and increase your productivity.

Stop Dodging That Dreaded Task! 9 Ways to Halt Avoidance Procrastination

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Why the ADHD Brain Chooses the Less Important Task — and How CBT Improves Prioritization Skills

What Stops Me From Starting?

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What's My Motivation? (No, Seriously, I Need to Get Started.)

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What Kind of Procrastinator Are You?

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[Quiz] How Seriously Do You Procrastinate?

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When Perfectionism Stems from ADHD

How to Set Intentions to Crush Procrastination

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A Deceptively Simple System for Getting More Done with ADHD

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6 Secrets to Goal Setting with ADHD

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Don’t Be a Victim of Your To-Do List

“How I Learned to Stop Procrastinating and Get Stuff Done”

Free Resource: Finish Your To-Do List TODAY

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Stop. Procrastinating. Now.

Some days, no matter how hard you try, you just can't get started. Here's how to stop procrastinating...

Those with ADHD are often great at making “hot decisions” at urgent moments—a sudden household crisis or getting a friend to the emergency room. Fast-moving events light up the neurotransmitters of the ADHD brain and focus attention. We are not as good at making “cold decisions,” which are information-driven and require us to make up our minds after a lot of thought.

How to Prioritize

13 Ways to Beat ADHD Paralysis

Are you frozen somewhere between, “There’s too much information to consider” and “I can’t make up my...

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10 Productivity Hacks for Getting Things Done with an ADHD Brain

Can you improve your productivity? Absolutely. How? By employing to-do lists, brain dumps, and these...

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Q: “I Am Fraught with Guilt and Shame When I Procrastinate”

“Procrastination is troubling because we recognize that we have made the decision to needlessly delay...

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Sleep & Mornings

How to Break the Exhausting Habit of Revenge Bedtime Procrastination

Revenge bedtime procrastination is an onerous name for a simple (and common) phenomenon: putting off...

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Popular Productivity Advice That Torpedoes the ADHD Brain

You know those best-selling productivity hacks that everyone swears by? Most of them don’t work for...

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Why Do I Procrastinate? ADHD Excuses — and Solutions

We've heard all of your excuses and we know what they really are: ADHD procrastination incarnate....

Tools and techniques to help ADHD adults who procrastinate with time management skills

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“Take the First Sloppy Step”

Do you find yourself always putting tasks off until the last minute? Stop letting procrastination...

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How to Get Things Done Without Getting Bogged Down

What's keeping you from crossing things off your to-do list? Learn how to get things done with these...

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Productivity Rules for ADHD Brains Stuck at Work

Focus. Prioritize. Delegate. These are the standard rules of productivity. And they don't work for...

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When Procrastination Is OK

Can't find the focus to do what you've planned? Put things off the right way to improve your pr...

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10 Ways to Actually Beat Deadlines

Deadline. It just sounds ominous, doesn't it? But take heart: You can tackle any project with these...

Productivity at Work

8 No-Fail Focus Tricks for Adults with ADHD

Reduce distractions at the office and at home with eight simple tips, from setting realistic goals to...

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What Causes Procrastination? And What Causes It to Stop?

What causes procrastination? Overwhelm, perfectionism, lack of clarity, and other reasons contribute...

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9 to 5 with ADD: Practical Work Strategies for Clever ADHD Brains

What jobs are best for ADHD brains? What workplace accommodations help the most? How do I stop...

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