This was a great read. I haven't taken ADHD meds in 3 years, toying with the idea of giving it another spin.
Enjoyed seeing the recommendations. Although, I often wonder if I'm the only person in the world who didn't think Untamed was the best book ever 😂
"Something that does fascinate me is the wellness/gym bro to alt-right pipeline but that’s definitely a story for another time." Got to write this one!
Thanks Claire. I've never taken ADHD meds largely because I'm worried about becoming dependant on them and then have to not function while dealing with shortages.
I get what you mean about Untamed. I'm not sure I'd love it as much were I to read it for the first time now. I tried listening to her podcast 6 months or so ago and I couldn't get on with it. But that book was exactly what I needed at the time. I even have "we can do hard things" tattooed on my arm. Got it done ahead of speaking at BrightonSEO for the first time. Newly freelance, absolutely terrified.
The wellness/gym bro to alt right pipeline is something that's been percolating in my brain for a while. May need to be a series rather than just one post as I have a lot to say.
So many books, quotes, essays find us at the right time, I wrote about that a while ago. Pretty epic to see what you’ve been able to do with the speaking considering you were terrified, hope you’re super proud of that :)
I'm slowly starting to feel more at home on the stage. I've always been drawn to it. For the longest time, I actually wanted to be a theatre director. Throughout uni I organised and hosted events, spoke at readings, even performed. I'm really glad it's part of my work now, even just once or twice per year. I am very proud of myself. It's always terrifying and I do it anyway.
I've been in this self-help spiral ever since I started taking my suspicion that I have ADHD seriously. I only now, while reading your post, realised it's actually a hyperfixation. Which kinda fits my personality as I'm an optimisation freak at work so why not also optimise myself, right?
But thankfully, after everything suddenly changing in my life, for the first time ever I'm accepting that surviving right now, is enough. I can't optimise things that are out of my control, and optimising myself isn't going to make the shitty circumstances I've found myself in better.
This was a great read. I haven't taken ADHD meds in 3 years, toying with the idea of giving it another spin.
Enjoyed seeing the recommendations. Although, I often wonder if I'm the only person in the world who didn't think Untamed was the best book ever 😂
"Something that does fascinate me is the wellness/gym bro to alt-right pipeline but that’s definitely a story for another time." Got to write this one!
Thanks Claire. I've never taken ADHD meds largely because I'm worried about becoming dependant on them and then have to not function while dealing with shortages.
I get what you mean about Untamed. I'm not sure I'd love it as much were I to read it for the first time now. I tried listening to her podcast 6 months or so ago and I couldn't get on with it. But that book was exactly what I needed at the time. I even have "we can do hard things" tattooed on my arm. Got it done ahead of speaking at BrightonSEO for the first time. Newly freelance, absolutely terrified.
The wellness/gym bro to alt right pipeline is something that's been percolating in my brain for a while. May need to be a series rather than just one post as I have a lot to say.
That’s a very real concern re. shortages.
So many books, quotes, essays find us at the right time, I wrote about that a while ago. Pretty epic to see what you’ve been able to do with the speaking considering you were terrified, hope you’re super proud of that :)
I'm slowly starting to feel more at home on the stage. I've always been drawn to it. For the longest time, I actually wanted to be a theatre director. Throughout uni I organised and hosted events, spoke at readings, even performed. I'm really glad it's part of my work now, even just once or twice per year. I am very proud of myself. It's always terrifying and I do it anyway.
I've been in this self-help spiral ever since I started taking my suspicion that I have ADHD seriously. I only now, while reading your post, realised it's actually a hyperfixation. Which kinda fits my personality as I'm an optimisation freak at work so why not also optimise myself, right?
But thankfully, after everything suddenly changing in my life, for the first time ever I'm accepting that surviving right now, is enough. I can't optimise things that are out of my control, and optimising myself isn't going to make the shitty circumstances I've found myself in better.