Delay Aversion and ADHD: Why Waiting Feels Like Torture

Ever feel restless in a meeting or line and want to bolt? That’s not impatience, it’s delay aversion.In this Research Recap with William Curb from Hacking Your ADHD, Skye explores new research showing how delay aversion connects boredom, frustration, and inattention in ADHD. Together they dig into how the brain’s reward system makes waiting harder and what you can do to make it easier.What we cover:What delay aversion actually means for ADHDWhy ADHD brains overvalue instant rewardsThe neuroscience behind frustration and focusHow boredom fuels distraction and impulsive behaviorStrategies to make waiting time more productiveWant more of Will’s work? Go check out HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel P.S. Losing work because the admin layer around your business can't keep up with you? Invisible Systems is a 90-day done-for-you sprint where I (Skye) extract the processes from your head, build the operating layer, and find the right person to run it. Six spots left at the founding price, book a call at https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/