ADHD Shiny Object Syndrome Is Killing Your Projects
Presented by Understood.org
You get a new idea and immediately want to drop everything else.
This episode builds on Wednesday’s research around ideation bias in ADHD. The research suggests people with ADHD prefer the idea phase and are more likely to move on before execution is complete.
We break down how this creates the “never-ending pivot” and why projects keep getting abandoned halfway through.
You’ll learn how to use minimum viable product thinking to actually finish things, even if your brain keeps pulling you toward the next idea.
What We Cover:
- Why ADHD brains prefer ideation over execution
- How constant pivots destroy momentum without you noticing
- Turning new ideas into small, testable outputs instead of full pivots
- Finishing projects without suppressing creativity
- How to make ideas small enough to complete before switching
If you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.org’s new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.
Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab
About ADHD founders for ADHD founders.
Interesting in working together? You can click here to receive a free bottleneck audio session and learn more about what we do. https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/unstuckaudiosession
Diagnosed with ADHD at the start of her PhD, Skye Waterson spent years researching what actually works and writing about it for thousands of founders. The pattern she kept finding: ADHD business owners don't have a focus problem, they have an operations problem, because the whole business runs through their own head. Now she and her husband, former programmer Robert Waterson, work as fractional COOs for those founders. They find the bottleneck, hire the fix, and build the system that holds.
Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://unconventionalorganization.substack.com/
Follow us on Instagram - @unconventionalorganisation
Visit our website - https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/
More description
Presented by Understood.org
You get a new idea and immediately want to drop everything else.
This episode builds on Wednesday’s research around ideation bias in ADHD. The research suggests people with ADHD prefer the idea phase and are more likely to move on before execution is complete.
We break down how this creates the “never-ending pivot” and why projects keep getting abandoned halfway through.
You’ll learn how to use minimum viable product thinking to actually finish things, even if your brain keeps pulling you toward the next idea.
What We Cover:
- Why ADHD brains prefer ideation over execution
- How constant pivots destroy momentum without you noticing
- Turning new ideas into small, testable outputs instead of full pivots
- Finishing projects without suppressing creativity
- How to make ideas small enough to complete before switching
If you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.org’s new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.
Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab
About ADHD founders for ADHD founders.
Interesting in working together? You can click here to receive a free bottleneck audio session and learn more about what we do. https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/unstuckaudiosession
Diagnosed with ADHD at the start of her PhD, Skye Waterson spent years researching what actually works and writing about it for thousands of founders. The pattern she kept finding: ADHD business owners don't have a focus problem, they have an operations problem, because the whole business runs through their own head. Now she and her husband, former programmer Robert Waterson, work as fractional COOs for those founders. They find the bottleneck, hire the fix, and build the system that holds.
Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://unconventionalorganization.substack.com/
Follow us on Instagram - @unconventionalorganisation
Visit our website - https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/
Listen elsewhere
Available Results
Generated results are saved to your library for reuse and search.