The Bypassing Creative Consistency with Susanne Schotanus

About this episode

The episode explores the challenges of writing with an ADHD brain, featuring insights from ADHD coach Susanne Schotanus.

Hey Team! As many of you know, I have a passion for writing, and so I'm excited that today we are diving deep into that world and why it often feels like an uphill battle when you have an ADHD brain. I'm talking with Susanne Schotanus, an expert ADHD coach who holds the unique distinction of being the world's first dedicated ADHD writing coach, as well as the founder of the annual Basecamp to Brilliance writing summit. Susanne brings a wealth of clinical and practical insight from her years spent coaching everyone from burnt-out university professors to memoirists struggling to organize decades of research. In our conversation today, we discuss why standard linear approaches to writing clash so intensely with our multi-dimensional thinking styles. Susanne explains the mechanics of the "messy middle" in long-term projects, how our constant craving for novelty can derail a draft after just two weeks, and why we might want to reconsider our view of consistency. We also explore practical ways to gamify your workflow and create structural frameworks that adapt to your brain rather than forcing your brain to adapt to them. And while this episode's core focus is on writing, I think…

People in this episode

Host: William Curb

Guest: Susanne Schotanus

Topics covered

• ADHD
• writing
• creativity
• coaching
• workflow
• long-term projects

Keywords

• ADHD
• writing coach
• creativity
• workflow
• long-term projects
• gamify
• consistency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Basecamp to Brilliance, Passionate Writer Coaching, Hacking Your ADHD

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