1070: An ADHD Strategist’s Pro Tips for Staying Motivated and Productive When You Can’t Focus with Skye Waterson

In this episode of "How to Be Awesome at Your Job," Pete Mockaitis interviews Skye Waterson, an ADHD strategist and coach, about strategies for managing ADHD in the workplace. Skye defines ADHD and its types (inattentive, hyperactive, and combined), distinguishes it from typical distractibility, and discusses the concept of hyperfocus. She offers practical advice, including the "two-minute focus formula" for prioritizing tasks, a decision-making framework based on margin of error, and a method for making challenging tasks more appealing by "sensory stacking" rewards before starting. Skye emphasizes that ADHD-friendly strategies can benefit everyone struggling with executive functioning and distraction, and encourages listeners to focus on dopamine-boosting techniques to overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed by tasks.