Why “I’ll Deal With It Later” Is an Energy Leak with Ari Tuckman

About this episode

Ari Tuckman discusses the implications of procrastination and decision-making in the context of ADHD.

--- Register today for our upcoming webinar: Webinar: Stop Starting Over! Why Your Planning Keeps Falling Apart — June 15, 2026, 4 pm PT/7 pm ET https://takecontroladhd.com/gps --- We've all said it. "I'll deal with it later." And somehow, later never comes. The thing just sits there — not in your calendar, but in your head. It pings you in the shower. It shows up right before you fall asleep. That's an energy leak. This week, Ari Tuckman returns for his sixth appearance to unpack what's actually happening when we tell ourselves "later." What is the ADHD brain doing in that moment? Are we making a real decision, or just kicking the can? And how do we tell the difference? We dig into: The two flavors of procrastination — not feeling the future vs. avoiding the discomfort Why "later" needs a "when," and what specificity actually changes The difference between a task that needs doing and a decision that needs making How to close an open loop that's been open way too long Going toward positives vs. avoiding negatives, and why one of those is more sustainable Time estimation, and why some things aren't knowable until you start Ari's new book, the ADHD Productivity Manual Guest…

People in this episode

Guest: Ari Tuckman

Topics covered

• procrastination
• ADHD
• energy leak
• time management
• decision making
• planning

Keywords

• ADHD
• procrastination
• energy leak
• time estimation
• planning
• decision making
• Ari Tuckman

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TruStory FM

Books & works: ADHD Productivity Manual, ADHD After Dark, Understand Your Brain, Get More Done, More Attent

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