479 | Juggling Chainsaws with Jesse J. Anderson

In this episode, Eric is joined by Jesse J. Anderson, a.k.a @ADHDJesse.  Jesse is a writer, speaker, developer, and content creator who was diagnosed with ADHD at 36.  He is the co-founder of Polar Habits, a guilt-free habit app, and he writes a weekly newsletter called Extra Focus.  He is the author (rather, soon-to-be-author!) of Refocus: Thriving with Adult ADHD.  He also has two podcasts and more! 

You’ll hear about leaning into mistakes, what Polar Habits is all about, how breaking a ‘streak’ of habits doesn’t undo your progress, and how changing our environments can impact our habits.   Then, you’ll hear more about habits, perfectionism, prioritization, and the importance of being vulnerable while having a curious and non-judgemental mindset.  Finally, you’ll hear Jesse fill us in about his creative writing process and what prompted him to start writing his book. 

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Timestamps coming soon! 

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Resources:

• Find Jesse on Twitter and Instagram as @ADHDJesse 

• Jesse’s Website: Adhdjesse.com https://adhdjesse.com  

• Get Jesse’s newsletter & the waiting list for his book at ExtraFocus.com https://www.extrafocus.com 

• Polar Habits at polarhabits.com https://polarhabits.com 

• Podcast: ADHD Nerds https://adhdnerds.com 

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Honorable Mentions:

• Tool: Llama Life https://llamalife.co 

• ADHD reWired episode #47 - ADHD at 55 MPH https://www.adhdrewired.com/adhd-at-55-mph/ 

• ADHD reWired episode #453 with Marie Ng https://www.adhdrewired.com/453-2/ 

• Book: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life by Marilee G. Adams https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6665149 

• “So much of managing ADHD is just like learning my patterns, and then trying to build systems around catching those patterns.” - Jesse 

• “...one of the most important ingredients of a good coachee [is] curiosity [...] That’s gold.  If you have a non-judgemental curiosity towards how things are going, you’re going to figure it all out.  It just takes time.”  - Eric

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🌟 Check out the Other Podcasts on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network:

• adhdessentials.com ADHD Essentials with Brendan Mahan
• hackingyouradhd.com Hacking Your ADHD with Will Curb
• adhddiversified.ca ADHD Diversified with MJ Siemens

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