About this episode

Alyece Smith and William Curb discuss the challenges of earning rest and the ADHD trap of fake productivity.

We are kicking off our summer archive series with one of our absolute favorite, high-impact episodes from the vault . Originally airing at the start of the year, this conversation with Alyece Smith—founder of Socially Awesome , neurodivergent entrepreneur coach, and host of the ADHD CEO podcast—is the perfect reality check we all need as we try to navigate summer schedules without completely burning out . In this episode, Alyece and William dive deep into the exhausting ADHD trap of feeling like you constantly have to earn the right to sit down and rest . They unpack the difference between being truly productive and engaging in "fake productivity"—inventing random, low-priority tasks just to keep our brains in overdrive and avoid basic needs . What You'll Learn in This Episode: The "Earned Rest" Trap: Why the ADHD brain struggles to recognize non-business achievements (like household chores) as real work, leading to chronic overworking and severe burnout . Protecting Your "Spark Times": How to map out your day based on your natural biological energy peaks rather than traditional clock-based schedules, saving your best brainpower for things that actually matter . The Power of…

People in this episode

Host: William Curb

Guest: Alyece Smith

Topics covered

• ADHD
• rest
• productivity
• burnout
• entrepreneurship
• mental health

Keywords

• ADHD
• rest
• productivity
• burnout
• decision fatigue
• entrepreneur coach
• voice-to-text

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Socially Awesome, ADHD CEO podcast

Products: VoicePin

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