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10 Reasons Why Buying a Mattress is So Awful (It’s Not Just You)

April 11, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Buying a mattress is one of those life tasks that you can’t avoid. Here are 10 factors that combine to make it a perfect storm of overwhelm and executive function drain.

Filed Under: ADHD, Life, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, adulting, decisions, energy, energy drains, executive function, overwhelm, productivity

A Counter-Intuitive Strategy to Unplug

April 7, 2026 | Renée Fishman

When your energy is drained by too many big things at once, sometimes quiet restoration only makes things worse. You might need a different strategy.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: energy, energy drains, performance, productivity, stimulation, unplug

How Hidden Source of Your Energy Drain

April 6, 2026 | Renée Fishman

The source of phantom vampire energy that is draining your energy and killing your performance.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: depletion, drains, energy, performance, productivity

Optimization Isn’t Always the Answer

April 2, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Just because we have tools that can help us do our work faster doesn’t mean we always need to use them. Optimization can take away the joy of the work.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: cooking, efficiency, energy, holidays, joy, meaning, optimization, productivity, ritual, time

How Historical Hypotheticals Can Destroy Your Future

March 29, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Judging your past efforts by your current energy levels is a recipe for shame, and a guaranteed way to stay stuck in the past.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, energy, historical hypotheticals, illness, productivity, recovery, shame, trauma

3 Steps to Cultivate Energetic Alignment For Your Tasks

February 11, 2026 | Renée Fishman

You don’t have to be a victim to unpredictable energy states. Here are 3 steps to creating energetic alignment for your tasks.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: actions, ADHD, alignment, emotions, energy, productivity, strategy

What’s Really Happening When You Feel Like You “Don’t Want To”

February 10, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Even when you have high motivation to do something, sometimes a voice in your head says “I don’t want to.” Here’s what’s really happening.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, bandwidth, desire, energy, motivation, productivity, quality, quantity, time

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