Bedtime resistance with ADHD isn't laziness. It's a buzzing brain that panics at "just go to sleep." 💡
The fix: break it into tiny steps.
📱 Phone down → 🦷 wash up → 💧 drink water → 📖 wind down → 🌙 bed
Small moves beat big overwhelm. Every time.
“ADHD is not a disorder of not knowing what to do. It’s a disorder of not doing what you already know.”
Dr. Russell Barkley just delivered one of the clearest explanations of ADHD I’ve ever heard.
He says the brain can be split in two: the back part acquires knowledge, the front part (the executive system) uses it. ADHD acts like a meat cleaver that severs the two.
You already have the skills and information other people your age have. You just can’t apply them when it counts.
That’s why life becomes an endless series of last-minute crises. You’re time-blind — you can only deal with what’s right in front of you. The further away a goal or deadline is, the less real it feels.
The solution isn’t teaching more skills. It’s changing the environment at the exact point where the problem occurs — the “point of performance.”
It’s a game-changing way to understand why traditional approaches often fail.
The reason so many adults with ADHD love background white noise, low-fidelity music, or ambient audio while working isn't for distraction, it's giving the chaotic, wandering 20% of your brain something to play with so the remaining 80% can actually concentrate.
Vishvaa Rajakumar, a 20-year-old college student who won the Memory League World Championship, shared with us some of his techniques for memorization. https://t.co/vnzTKeIVfj
@BrianaCap Hi @BrianaCap , thank you for the kind words. As Fire Chief of Redondo Beach your post truly lifted our spirits. This is a video taken while @RedondoBeachFD Engine 61 in midst of fighting fire as 80mph winds tried to test their resolve, but could never break our spirits
10/06/2024
9:50 PM
Just when I lost hope about the clouds ruining the show tonight, the sky suddenly cleared up like magic.
#aurora must’ve know my FOMO 🤣 & heard my wishes because the insane red light show took over! What a perfect #northernlights surprise. #solarstorm#CME
"If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor, then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don't.”
- Jimmy Carter
Some reports suggest parts of Florida may see a storm surge of up to a staggering 20ft because of Hurricane Helene. 😳 Good explainer of storm surges here
Monday is the first day of #HBCUWeek but we can't wait to start celebrating! 🙌
We've assembled this toolkit for #HBCU students past and present at @NASA to share their pride.
Celebrate with us: https://t.co/GbBFXrktye