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The Hidden Trap in Transition Time

January 25, 2026 | Renée Fishman

The brain needs time to decompress between tasks. But it’s also important to recognize where that decompression crosses the line to resistance.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, buffer time, executive function, procrastination, productivity, resistance, rumination, self-regulation, task switching, transition time

How to Tame Procrastination with Work Packets

November 26, 2025 | Renée Fishman

If you want to tame procrastination, you must address its many causes. Here’s a simple strategy to tackle it at the root.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, chunking, procrastination, productivity, work packets

3 Ways You Exhaust Yourself Before You Even Start a Task

August 2, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Getting started is can be the heaviest lift of a task because we’re often exhausted before we even start. Here are three ways you exhaust yourself and drain your energy for a task before you even start.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, decision fatigue, decisions, energy, exhaustion, fatigue, holistic productivity, logistics, planning, planning fatigue, procrastination, productivity, set-up, set-up fatigue, work

A Simple Strategy for Stress-Free Thanksgiving Prep

November 26, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Thanksgiving prep doesn’t have to be a source of overwhelm, even if you have ADHD. Learn a simple strategy for stress-free Thanksgiving dinner that will help you avoid burning out — or burning your meal.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, cooking, executive function, implementation, overwhelm, planning, procrastination, productivity, solutions, strategies, task management, Thanksgiving, time management, work, work packets

Why “Eat the Frog” is the Worst Productivity Advice

September 3, 2024 | Renée Fishman

In the canons of productivity advice, the advice to “eat the frog” — to do your most difficult task first — is the worst. Here’s why it’s flawed and what to do instead.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, advice, coaching, effectiveness, myths, nervous system, overwhelm, priming, procrastination, productivity, strategies, tips

Is Emotional Dissonance Interfering with Your Action?

August 30, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Emotional dissonance is when the emotions you feel in the moment are different from the emotions you associate with the action you want to take. For people with ADHD, it’s often a barrier to action.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: action, ADHD, emotional dissonance, emotions, intereference, mindfulness, presence, procrastination, productivity

Use This Simple Sales Tip to End Procrastination

June 27, 2024 | Renée Fishman

I’ve worked in sales for over 15 years. One of the best sales tips I’ve ever learned is also a key to unlocking procrastination and boosting your productivity.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: communication, confusion, procrastination, productivity, resistance, sales, tips

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