Feb 17
In Episode #83 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy talks about the things you can do to increase your productivity, stop procrastinating and just start when your ADHD brain doesn’t want to cooperate. Tracy shares: Her experience working with the incredible women in her ADHD Brain is A-OK! Program Her new discovery about ADHD women and their need to make a difference and live to their potential How she procrastinated around creating the A-OK! System and why that was What she finally did to create forward movement on this big project Her favorite platform for an online business What procrastination actually is and what causes it What to do every morning to make yourself more productive Why there should be no big things on your todo list Why our brains are more productive when we’re having fun How to get out of your head and into action How she “templates” whatever she can Her ADHD for Smart Ass Women Focusmate group where women can buddy up with a virtual body double 24/7 Her writing protocol and the importance of figuring out your own unique productivity schedule How to create your own accountability How to reward yourself and increase your productivity The importance of doing things once and finishing How all of our ADHD weaknesses have opposing strengths and procrastination is no exception.
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"Procrastination has nothing to do with time management, it has nothing to do with being lazy or being disorganized. It is all about emotional dysregulation."
- Tracy Otsuka
"Do whatever you can to get all the thoughts about what you need to do out of your head. Ask yourself, how can I make things more automatic?"
- Tracy Otsuka
"Start with little hits of dopamine to ramp up to the big stuff."
- Tracy Otsuka
- Tracy struggles with starting new projects, even those she enjoys, due to procrastination and difficulty with administrative tasks.
- Tracy created the AOK system as an update to her patented cartography system, but found it more challenging than creating cartography despite it being more creative.
- Tracy struggled to complete her AOK system, feeling overwhelmed and beating herself up over the delay.
[09:11 - 13:56] Procrastination and Its Underlying Emotional Causes
- Moving their systems to Kajabi helped them regain control and move in the right direction, as it was intuitive and allowed them to work without waiting for others.
- Procrastination is not about time management or laziness, but emotional dysregulation.
- Learn to combat procrastination by starting with small tasks and using a personalized weekly planner.
[13:56 - 19:54] Productivity Tips and Tricks
- Tracy shares that she breaks down large tasks into small, manageable chunks for daily dopamine hits.
- Tracy finds ways to make tasks more enjoyable, such as working in a different environment or setting a challenge for herself.
- Tracy schedules podcast guests in the morning using Calendly and has an email template for communicating with them, taking the thought and back-and-forth out of the equation.
The online application that made everything in my business easier
My favorite way to get out of my head and into action
Calendly scheduling app
