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I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD

How do I increase my productivity and decrease distractions? Is it possible to reclaim my time? How can I get more organized?

Podcast · By Paula Engebretson - ADHD Productivity Coach · English · Official site

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Sep 21, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    373: Life Admin: A Sneaky Culprit for ADHD Overwhelm (opens the original)

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    ✨ Join Overwhelm to Action LIVE here Somewhere in your house there's probably a return you've been meaning to drop off, a form that needs signing, and an appointment you've been meaning to schedule. While individually, each task would likely table about ten minutes, together they add a surprising amount of chatter to an already busy brain. In episode 373 of I'm Busy Being Awesome, we're naming life admin as its own category of work, looking at what actually makes it so draining for ADHD brains,

  2. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    372: 7 ADHD Mindsets That Make Overwhelm Worse (opens the original)

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    ✨ Learn more about Overwhelm to Action LIVE! We begin October 8th. Seven simple sentences. Most of them sound responsible, and a couple even sound like good advice. Yet every one of them makes our experience of ADHD overwhelm more intense, longer lasting, or both. In episode 372 of I'm Busy Being Awesome, we're looking at the second layer of overwhelm: the mindsets we carry on top of an already full plate. You'll learn what each one does to the overwhelm, plus one supportive counter-move for eac

  3. Episode · Sep 7, 2026

    371: 10 Things My ADHD Brain Can't Live Without (opens the original)

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    Once or twice a year, I sit down and ask myself what's been supporting my ADHD brain lately, and this time, my list landed at ten things. In this episode, I'm sharing what's on my list, from what's allowing for better sleep, to what's been supporting my workday, and what I've been turning to for pure rest and joy this season. In Episode 371, You Will Discover: The sleep fix that's been solving a problem I didn't even know I had Why a pencil sharpener earned a spot on this list A rest practice th

  4. Episode · Aug 31, 2026

    370: ADHD & Doing Everything for Everyone (opens the original)

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    For years, I spent more energy trying to prevent other people's disappointment by saying yes and doing more. And I did so at the expense of my own exhaustion and burnout. In this episode, we're talking about a specific flavor of ADHD overwhelm: the kind that builds when your compassion, your capability, and your rejection sensitivity all push you toward being the person who handles everything for everyone else. If you've ever wondered why you used to manage this fine and suddenly can't, this epi

  5. Episode · Aug 24, 2026

    369: How to Ease Into Fall Without the ADHD Overwhelm (opens the original)

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    ✨ Discover your overwhelm type here (free quiz) Creating Fall Routines: It sounds like such a helpful and supportive idea for the ADHD brain, right? That is...until you go all in trying to rebuild them all at once. In episode 369 of the I'm Busy Being Awesome podcast, we're talking about why this transition from summer to fall feels particularly overwhelming for ADHD brains and three actionable strategies to help. In Episode 369, you will discover: Why it's helpful to think of "getting back to a

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