Focus, Flow and the ADHD Brain: how you can learn to create both and get things done.
Episode description
ADHD Coach Katherine Sanders
Join me to learn about focus, flow and how your brain function affects both as well as some unusual practical tips to enhance your workflow.
This week we're looking at:
1. Understanding Brain Structures
2. What is Focus anyway?
3. Recognizing and Increasing Flow States
and strategies that you can use to improve your focus and experience flow.
Understanding Brain Structures and Their Roles:
Prefrontal Cortex (PFC): Executive functions and focus.
Basal Ganglia: Motivation and task engagement.
Habenula: Stress responses and motivation.
Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC): Attention processing.
Default Mode Network (DMN): Daydreaming and focus.
Task Initiation Challenges
Why it's Hard: Executive function impairments, dopamine dysregulation, anxiety, and perfectionism
Flow States:
What is Flow: Deep engagement and enjoyment in tasks.
Difference from Focus: Effortless vs. deliberate concentration.
Recognising Flow: Intense concentration, time distortion, intrinsic motivation.
Increasing Flow: Clear goals, immediate feedback, balancing challenge and skill.
Connect with Katherine:
Instagram: @adhd_coach_katherine
Tiktok: @adhd_coach_katherine
Online: https://lightbulbadhd.com
Let me know which one of these ideas you're going to try this week and share your experiences. Don't forget to register for the seminar before 3rd June 2024.
Next week: Celebrating achievements and engaging in force-free productivity. Don’t miss it!
This format provides a quick overview for those in a hurry and detailed information for those wanting to dive deeper, catering to a broad audience while enhancing SEO.
Connect with Katherine here:
Overwhelmed to Overflowing: how to navigate your ADHD Challenges and become your own best boss: https://lightbulbadhd.com/seminar-overflowing
Focus Music:
Arnold, L. E., Hodgkins, P., Kahle, J., Madhoo, M., & Kewley, G. (2020). Long-term outcomes of ADHD: Academic achievement and performance. _Journal of Attention Disorders, 24_(1), 73-85. (https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054714566076)
Barkley, R. A. (1997). Behavioral inhibition, sustained attention, and executive functions: Constructing a unifying theory of ADHD. _Psychological Bulletin, 121_(1), 65-94. (https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.121.1.65)
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