Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks
by Jeremy Nagel · 144 episodes
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Welcome to the Focus and Chill podcast where we discuss productivity tactics that work for AuDHDers and other neurospicy people. Every episode we interview guests with lived experience of neurodivergence who also have a solid productivity and habit game and pass the learnings on to you, our wise and benevolent audience. Want to be a guest? We’d love to hear from you! If you have lived experience of neurodivergence and have insights, strategies, or experiences around productivity, habits, or executive functioning that you’d like to share, you can fill out our Guest Form to be considered for a futu...
Latest episodes
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44 min
ADHD and Executive Dysfunction: Find Work That Energizes You - Ep 147 with Harry Nguyen
What if the key to ADHD productivity isn't forcing yourself to do more, but building a life around what actually energizes you? Harry Nguyen shares how understanding his ADHD helpe…
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42 min
Neurodivergent Burnout: Stop Overriding Your Natural Limits
What causes neurodivergent burnout—and why isn't rest alone enough? Victor Wang shares his experience of severe autistic burnout, learning to recognize his limits, and rebuilding h…
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39 min
ADHD and Self-Understanding: Finally Knowing Why I Was Different
Roby Biguzzi is a Melbourne-based entrepreneur and SaaS product creator, as well as the founder of Quintessence Visionary Studio. After receiving an ADHD diagnosis as an adult, Rob…
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48 min
Was That Productivity Advice Ever Designed for an ADHD Brain?
Was that productivity advice ever designed for an ADHD brain? Jesse David shares how discovering her ADHD changed the way she understands herself, manages productivity, and approac…
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56 min
ADHD, Autism, and Psychological Safety at Work - Ep 143 w/ Emily Kendall
What happens when your performance review focuses on how you communicate instead of the work you actually deliver? Emily Kendall shares her experience of masking ADHD and autism in…
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38 min
How an ADHD Diagnosis Changed My Productivity- Ep 142 w/ Amanda Riley
"Just use a calendar." It's one of the most common productivity tips—but for many people with ADHD, it simply isn't enough. Amanda Riley shares why traditional productivity advice…
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44 min
ADHD and Executive Dysfunction: Why We Carry So Much Shame - Ep. 141 w/ Caroline Maguire
Why do people with ADHD struggle with friendships, forget birthdays, or feel guilty about things other people seem to brush off? ADHD coach and author Caroline Maguire explains how…
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44 min
I Thought I Was Lazy. It Was ADHD All Along | Late ADHD Diagnosis - Ep 140 w/ Catherine Lee
For years, Catherine Lee believed she was lazy, unintelligent, and simply not trying hard enough. An ADHD diagnosis didn't change who she was. It changed the story she'd been telli…
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40 min
Are You Planning Your Work More Than You're Doing It? | ADHD & Start-up Building with William Cerdelli
Is planning becoming a distraction?William Cerdelli spent years building productivity systems, tweaking workflows, and optimizing how he worked, only to realize that sometimes the…
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38 min
I Thought Everyone Did This | Late Diagnosed ADHD & Autism - Ep 138 with Pip Scott Allen
Ever realize your ‘normal’ isn’t everyone else’s normal?After being diagnosed with ADHD in college, Pip Scott-Allen later discovered he was autistic too. Looking back, a lot of the…
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46 min
Understanding Communication Differences in ADHD and Autism - Ep 137 with Elaine Lee
“It’s like being a car on a side street trying to enter a highway… and you just can’t get in.”Elaine Lee shares what it’s like struggling to enter conversations, missing social cue…
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36 min
The Reality of Working Full-Time with ADHD and Autism - Ep 136 with Caitlin Hughes
“I’ve only ever worked full-time for two years… and by the end of it, I was an absolute zombie and I couldn’t function.”Caitlin Hughes spent years trying to meet traditional expect…
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43 min
Autism Masking in Early Childhood | Why My Signs Were Missed - Ep 135 with Avalon McWha
“I think I’ve always felt a bit like an alien… even in preschool I remember watching other kids like curious creatures.”Avalon McWha spent much of her childhood feeling different w…
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27 min
Autistic Travel, Work Habits, and Learning to Say No - Ep 134 with Kyriakos Gold
“My work’s my special interest… it’s just the way it works.”In this follow-up conversation, Gold returns to talk about autistic routines, sensory-friendly travel, evolving producti…
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33 min
When “Just Focus” Never Made Sense | ADHD and Autism with Hannah Badenhop
“I always felt a bit like an alien… I was different to everyone else and wasn’t really sure why.”Before her ADHD and autism diagnoses, Hannah Baden Hop kept hearing the same advice…
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Autistic Burnout, Parenting, and Learning Not to Judge Myself - Ep 132 with Reuben
“…you internalized that you’re doing something wrong because you don’t feel or act the way other people do.”In this candid conversation, Reuben Schwartz shares what autistic burnou…
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50 min
ADHD Self-Awareness and the Relief of Self-Acceptance - Ep 131 with Tania Gerard
“I used to really get annoyed with myself for not being able to just be up and ready and start the day. Now I know my brain works differently, and I’ve stopped punishing myself for…
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39 min
When You Can’t Do What You Used to Anymore – Eliana Bravo on ADHD and Burnout | Ep 130
“I don't feel like I can do all the things that I used to do, and I'm still me. So this is very confusing.”Eliana Bravos shares what neurodivergent burnout actually felt like, how…
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36 min
The Hidden Cost of Seeming Calm – Dilpreet Buxi on ADHD and Masking | Ep 129
Calm on the outside. Spiraling on the inside.Dilpreet Buxi shares what it was like to grow up masking anxiety, living with a constantly racing mind, and slowly realizing his nervou…
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45 min
Late-Diagnosed Autism + ADHD: Sridhar on Focused Curiosity, Calm & Growth – Ep 128
Time isn’t your greatest resource. Focused curiosity is.In this episode, Sridhar Dhanapalan shares how being late-diagnosed with autism and ADHD reshaped his approach to focus, mot…