• Why working memory struggles make information retention harder with ADHD
• 5 proven strategies to enhance memory retention when learning new things
• Personalized approaches for each overwhelm type (Lion, Gazelle, Turtle, Chameleon) so you can adapt these strategies to YOUR brain.

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• Episode 150 - How To Get Started With Something: Use This Time Management Technique
• Episode 266: Mind Mapping for the ADHD Brain
• Mike Schmidt PKM Note Taking Approach
• Tiago Forte Para Method and Note taking

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00:00 Introduction and Overview
00:57 Understanding ADHD and Working Memory
04:31 Five Core Learning Strategies
06:24 Strategy 1: Teach It Back
10:15 Strategy 2: Adding Anchors
15:14 Strategy 3: Using Multiple Senses
16:41 Strategy 4: Active Recall Breaks
19:59 Strategy 5: Distributed Practice
25:32 Applying Strategies Based on Overwhelm Types
34:51 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

• Why ADHD impatience happens in the brain and body
• How "trying harder" actually makes impatience worse
• The mindset shift that helps everything
• Four ADHD-friendly strategies to build real-world patience

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• Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Neff
• Fierce Self-Compassion: How to Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Your Power, and Thrive by Dr. Neff

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00:00 Introduction: The Struggle with Patience
01:03 Understanding ADHD and Impatience
04:05 The Impatience Trap
10:04 The Radical Mindset Shift
21:20 Strategies for Building Patience
28:50 Conclusion and Recap

• How to run a quick "pre-holiday audit" to spot energy drainers before the season starts
• Practical scripts to help you pause before saying yes
• The "Good Enough Manifesto" that quiets perfectionism
• How to build a personal recharge plan for social or sensory overload
• Simple, kind ways to say no—or a balanced "yes-if"—that honor your capacity

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• Discover your Overwhelm Type (Free Quiz!)
• Holiday Season Blueprint

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00:00 Introduction: People Pleasing, ADHD, and the Holidays

01:37 Reflecting on People Pleasing Patterns

03:14 Step 1: Pre-Holiday Audit and Intention Setting 07:15

Step 2: Practicing the Pause 11:24

Step 3: The Good Enough Manifesto

13:36 Step 4: Recharge Strategies for Sensory Overload

17:03 Step 5: The Kind No and Yes If Compromise

21:16 Conclusion and Final Thoughts