🔥 The ADHD Founder’s Friday Reset: Motivation Isn’t Missing—It’s Misunderstood

“Why can’t I just make myself do it?”

If you’ve ever said that, you’re not unmotivated—you’re misinformed.

ADHD isn’t a willpower issue. It’s a dopamine regulation issue.

Your motivation engine runs on interest, urgency, and novelty.

1. The Dopamine Equation

Tasks that feel meaningful, exciting, or immediate light up your brain. Ones that feel boring, distant, or repetitive shut it down.

2. The Spark System

Add one of these three elements to reignite stalled motivation:

1. Interest: connect the task to curiosity or creativity.

   
   

2. Urgency: set a real or social deadline.

   
   

3. Novelty: change your environment or format.

   
   

3. Ditch the guilt

Guilt kills dopamine. Compassion fuels it. Treat your motivation dips as feedback, not failure.

FAQs

Q: How can I motivate myself for boring tasks?

Bundle them with stimulation—music, timers, or rewards. Or automate them entirely.

Q: Is procrastination just part of ADHD?

It’s a signal, not a trait. It tells you something about the task doesn’t meet your brain’s reward criteria.

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