Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD

If you are trying to manage a packed calendar, constant demands, pulled in 1000 directions, and still feeling behind, it's time to have a talk about your energy and productivity.
Managing your time isn't the real challenge, understanding your energy is. For busy professionals with ADHD, especially those balancing demanding careers and family responsibilities, productivity often comes in unpredictable waves.
In this short episode, Dave explores how to stop forcing focus and instead align your work with your natural energy cycles.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why you need to identify your natural energy highs and lows throughout the day
Aligning high-focus tasks with peak energy windows for better results
Using low-energy periods for admin and routine work instead of forcing productivity
The importance of movement, breaks, and "reset moments" to recharge your brain
How high achievers with ADHD fall into the overworking trap, and how to recognize it
The difference between true rest and low-quality recharge (like scrolling)
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave's calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min

Busy professionals with ADHD often don't struggle with effort. They struggle with starting the day and shutting it down.
Without clear transitions, mornings feel chaotic and evenings feel unfinished.
Dave explores how simple, repeatable routines can act as anchors to create stability, reduce decision fatigue, and help you move through your day with more clarity and control.
Without adding pressure or complexity!
These are must haves for ADHD individuals in demanding careers and businesses.
Key Takeaways:
Build a simple morning routine focused on momentum, not perfection
Start your day by identifying your top 3 priorities
Create a consistent workday start-up ritual to eliminate decision paralysis
Avoid jumping straight into reactive tasks like email first thing
Use an evening shut-down routine to signal the end of your workday
Capture unfinished tasks and set priorities for tomorrow
Establish a weekly planning routine to reduce overwhelm and stay proactive
Keep routines short, realistic, and repeatable
Stack new routines onto habits you already do daily
Focus on consistency over complexity. Simple routines done regularly create lasting results
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave's calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min

In this episode of Overcoming Distractions, Dave talks with Scott Proposki, a high-level photographer who has shot for the White House and National Geographic. Scott shares his journey of scaling a seven-figure studio, losing it during the 2020 pandemic, and the psychological toll of that transition.
The conversation focuses on how entrepreneurs with ADHD can pivot from seeing their condition as a liability to leveraging it as a professional asset.
Even when it seems impossible.
Key Discussion Topics
The Power of Hyper-Focus: Scott discusses how his camera acted as a "superpower," allowing him to achieve elite professional success through intense focus.
The Dangers of "The Stop": Why high-energy entrepreneurs with ADHD often thrive in chaos but can struggle with depression when professional momentum suddenly halts.
The Myth of Academic Success: Both David and Scott reflect on their poor academic histories (the "C- student" experience) and how it didn't prevent them from both becoming best-selling authors.
The Importance of Body Doubling: Scott identifies how his previous success relied on having assistants or office managers to act as "accountability partners" and why isolation during the pandemic was so damaging.
Building Repeatable Systems: A look at the Mark Cuban philosophy: why entrepreneurs must create repeatable systems to turn a "chaotic job" into a real business.
Recovering from Zero: Insights into the mindset shifts required to rebuild a business and professional identity after a total loss.
Find Scott Proposki here: www.scottproposki.com
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave's calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min

Why does the day disappear, even when you start with a clear plan?
For busy professionals with ADHD, time blindness isn't a character flaw. Research points to neurobiological differences in executive function and time perception, dopamine dysregulation affecting motivation and internal timing.
The result? Reactive weeks. Strategic thinking is squeezed out by "urgent." Constant context switching. Strained relationships.
In this episode, Dave reframes time blocking as visual decision-making and not rigid scheduling.
Why high achievers with ADHD struggle with estimating time
The leadership cost of operating without visual structure
Using themed blocks (Deep Work, Meetings, Admin, Strategic Thinking, Recovery)
Planning by energy, not just the clock
Matching high-focus windows to complex work
Building buffers and overflow blocks (plan for reality, not perfection)
Transition rituals to reduce friction (5-minute resets, defining the next tiny step, clearing tabs)
The "Land and Launch" method for smoother task switching
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave's calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min

In this episode, Dave breaks down how prioritization really works for busy professionals with adult ADHD. When everything feels urgent and your to-do list never ends, it's easy to confuse motion with progress.
This episode of Overcoming Distractions focuses on sorting tasks by importance, urgency, and, most critically, energy.
We explore an ADHD-friendly version of the framework Must / Should / Could system to reduce overwhelm and force clarity around what actually needs to get done today.
Key discussion points include:
Why everything feels urgent when you have ADHD
How to identify high-impact vs. low-impact tasks
The danger of reactive work and inbox-driven days
How to triage your current to-do list in minutes
Why managing energy matters more than managing time
You'll walk away with practical steps to choose 1–3 meaningful priorities, align tasks with your peak focus windows, and stop letting busywork hijack your week.
If you're tired of spinning your wheels, this episode will help you focus on what truly moves the needle.
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave's calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min