Research Recap with William Curb: ADHD & Hot and Cold Executive Function
Why can you plan your day perfectly, then forget everything the second something stressful happens?
Welcome to the next episode in our Research Recaps series, co-hosted with William Curb from Hacking Your ADHD.
In this episode, Skye and Will explore the science behind hot and cold executive functions, and what they mean for how ADHD brains make decisions, remember tasks, and stay calm under pressure.
We also break down a fascinating (but early-stage) study using brain stimulation to improve executive function in ADHD, and why your brain might work very differently depending on your emotional state.
What we cover:
- What “hot” and “cold” executive functions really mean, and why they matter
- Why you forget your keys more often when you’re running late
- The surprising way emotion hijacks logic in ADHD decision-making
- A look at brain stimulation research, and why it’s not ready for prime time
- How emotional states affect strategy use, productivity, and self-control
Want more of Will’s work? Go check out HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel
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.
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Why can you plan your day perfectly, then forget everything the second something stressful happens?
Welcome to the next episode in our Research Recaps series, co-hosted with William Curb from Hacking Your ADHD.
In this episode, Skye and Will explore the science behind hot and cold executive functions, and what they mean for how ADHD brains make decisions, remember tasks, and stay calm under pressure.
We also break down a fascinating (but early-stage) study using brain stimulation to improve executive function in ADHD, and why your brain might work very differently depending on your emotional state.
What we cover:
- What “hot” and “cold” executive functions really mean, and why they matter
- Why you forget your keys more often when you’re running late
- The surprising way emotion hijacks logic in ADHD decision-making
- A look at brain stimulation research, and why it’s not ready for prime time
- How emotional states affect strategy use, productivity, and self-control
Want more of Will’s work? Go check out HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel
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/
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