About this episode
William Curb explores how to make living with ADHD easier by shifting to an 'Easy Mode' approach.
Is it possible to take ADHD off "Hard Mode"? We often hear that living with ADHD is like playing a video game where the difficulty slider is permanently stuck on "Hard." But while the challenges of executive dysfunction are very real, we sometimes make things even more difficult for ourselves by insisting on doing things the "right" (read: hardest) way. In this classic monologue episode, William Curb explores the concept of Easy Mode . What would it look like if your morning routine felt effortless? What if your workspace didn't feel like a barrier to your productivity? By utilizing the "Focusing Question" from Gary Keller's The One Thing , William breaks down how to find the lead domino that makes every other task easier—or completely unnecessary. In this episode, we discuss: The "Easy Mode" Vision: Defining what a low-friction life actually looks like (and why a perfect life might actually be a bit boring). The Focusing Question: Learning to ask, "What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary?" The Domino Effect: Why focusing on small, strategic tasks creates the momentum needed to tackle the big ones. Environment Design…
People in this episode
Host: William Curb
Topics covered
- ADHD
- executive dysfunction
- productivity
- environment design
- self-improvement
Keywords
- ADHD
- Easy Mode
- Focusing Question
- productivity
- environment design
- executive dysfunction
- momentum
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The One Thing
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