Jeremy Nagel, Founder of Focus Bear, a game-changing productivity tool for neurodivergent individuals, on starting small, building routines and sustaining motivation (#6)

Jeremy has been diagnosed with ADHD and Autism. Through lived experiences of trying countless products to help him change his behaviour and improve his productivity, Jeremy used his insights to create an app of his own, Focus Bear, developed specifically for neurodivergent individuals. He had a plethora of insights to offer accountability, motivation, and effective behaviour change. Timestamps Why Jeremy started Focus Bear (1:01) How Jeremy sets boundaries with work time (6:16) How Focus Bear Works (8:09) Accountability in behaviour change (13:51) Rewards in behaviour change (17:41) Supporting neurodivergent individuals to thrive (20:27) Rapid-Fire Questions (20:09) The value of exercise (27:51) How to effectively start small (30:04) Sustaining motivation (32:35) Links Books and Articles Tiny Habits | BJ Fogg Atomic Habits | James Clear Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage | Robert D. Austin & Gary P. Pisano Nir Eyal Association of wearable device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity with mortality | Emmanuel Stamatakis, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Jason M. R. Gill, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Martin J. Gibala, Aiden Doherty & Mark Hamer Extra Focus | Jesse J. Anderson Products Focus Bear Cold Turkey Freedom Bully Juice Yoga with Adrian Todoist Habitbull Duolingo StickK GoalsWon Anki