NUIC and ADHD: How to Make Tasks Easier to Start

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What if the problem isn't that you don't want to do the task — what if the task just isn't giving your ADHD brain enough reason to engage with it? Following on from yesterday's episode about using 25 minutes to get started, today we're looking at NUIC: Novelty, Urgency, Interest and Challenge. These are simple ways to change the conditions around a task so that it becomes more engaging and easier to start. Instead of asking, “Why can't I just do it?”, try asking: “How can I work with my brain rather than against it?”

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