How to Focus

Distractions and emergencies divert our attention constantly. To maintain strong focus and get more done, read this productivity advice designed specifically for adults with ADHD.

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Under the spell of hyperfocus? Dr. Ned Hallowell speaks out on the joys of hyperfocus for those of us with ADHD.How one ADHD adult learned to clear his head, envision success, and allow hyperfocus to carry him there.

9 Ways to Trick Your Brain Into Focus

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Where Focus, Fatigue, and Fidgeting Meet

Doodling helps ADHD brains focus and concentrate

The Body-Brain Connection: How Fidgeting Sharpens Focus

“I Need a Digital Detox. How Do I Break a Social-Media Habit?”

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Does Music Focus Your ADHD Brain? Or Just Distract It?

13 Productivity Playlists to Focus ADHD Brains

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The Antidote to ADHD Fatigue and Exhaustion? Stacking Habits

How to Focus with Adult ADHD: Free Download

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Adult Blogs

“Multitasking Is a Farce. Use These Task-Switching Strategies Instead.”

“Chunking responsibilities with similar characteristics together will help adults with ADHD avoid the...

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ADHD Apps & Tools

Brown Noise? White Noise? Binaural Beats? What Helps ADHD Brains Focus

Are you a bionic reader? A binaural beats listener? Taking sides in the brown noise vs. white noise...

How to Focus

“The Fidgets That Engage My ADHD Brain”

ADDitude readers recently told us which fidgets they use to block out distractions, fight boredom,...

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Adult Blogs

“The Willpower Workout: 5 Ways to Stop Impulses and Distractions”

“For ADHD brains with weak executive functioning, modern life sabotages our attempts to control...

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Time & Productivity

10 Time-Management Tips for ADHD Brains

We are tuned into the clock on New Year’s Eve. The rest of the year? Not so much. Time management is...

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Time & Productivity

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...

ADHD Apps & Tools

25 Great Apps for ADHD Minds

Forgetful? Disorganized? Time-blind? These ADHD apps and resources won't cure your ADHD symptoms, but...

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Brain Health

After the Thrill: Avoiding a Hyperfocus Hangover

ADHD hyperfocus is one considerable upside of an ADHD diagnosis, but the mental crash that follows...

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Time & Productivity

15 Time-Management Tricks for ADHD Brains

Time management is tricky for ADHD brains. Good thing we are so good at devising clever,...

Natural Remedies for ADHD

All-Natural Ways to Improve Your Focus

ADHD medications can help manage symptoms like distractability. But many people augment their...

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Time & Productivity

6 Secrets to Goal Setting with ADHD

What’s the secret to achieving your personal goals with ADHD? In my work as a therapist over the last...

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ADHD at Work

Time Wasters and Productivity Killers at Work

You're overwhelmed at work. Buried in to-do lists. Always catching up. Never getting ahead. If this...

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Productivity & Time Management Products

38 Apps and Add-Ons That Transformed My Productivity

Unfortunately, there is no perfect ADHD app. But on the other hand, some of these come pretty close!...

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Time & Productivity

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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How to Focus

9 Productivity Tricks for the Easily Distracted

Your phone is buzzing. A coworker is typing. TikTok is calling. The list of potential distractions...

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