Squirrel's Guide to Morning Routines: The ADHD Science You Need To Have a Better Day

Today I might hurt your feelings. I'm sorry about that, but this is a soapbox I need to get on because I refuse to let you ruin your own day.We're getting into the neuroscience behind why the first thing you do in the morning ends up being the only thing you want to do all day, and why this hits even harder if you've got an ADHD brain.Blame your prefrontal cortex, the part of your brain that handles planning, prioritizing, and not doing stupid things. When you first wake up, homeboy (don’t ask why, but I picture it as a bossy man) is not online yet. He's still rubbing his eyes, still asking for his nasty bean water.And while he's off in la-la land, you are incredibly impressionable. Whatever you touch first leaves a deep imprint. Do you really want that to be your phone?!?TOPICS & TANGENTS— The neuroscience term for why your morning "imprints" your whole day (it's called attentional priming)— How your first dopamine hit of the day basically sets your brain's algorithm for the next 16 hours— Why ADHD brains are interest-driven, not importance-driven— The hidden metabolic cost of task-switching— My actual social media rule: 9am–9pm, four days a week, no exceptionsPOINT OF THE STORYYou're addicted to the first signal your brain receives, telling it what matters today. That signal gets chosen in a small, quiet moment before you're even fully awake, and your entire day builds on top of it. Once you learn to work with that instead of fighting it, your mornings will stop feeling like shit.Love you, mean it. 🖤BTL LINKS— All of my website copy resources:betweenthelinescopy.com/web-copy— All of my email marketing resources:betweenthelinescopy.com/email-marketing— Take my website copywriting course:betweenthelinescopy.com/sprint— Sponsor this podcast (or my newsletter!):betweenthelinescopy.com/sponsorships— Follow me on Instagram atinstagram.com/btlcopyORinstagram.com/capecodcierge— Subscribe to my marketing newsletter atwww.betweenthelinescopy.com/subscribe— Subscribe to my ADHD newsletter atbysarajoelle.substack.com— Subscribe to my copywriter-only newsletter atbtlcopy.myflodesk.com/open-loop— Subscribe to my designer-only newsletter atbtlcopy.myflodesk.com/for-designers— Check out my website atwww.betweenthelinescopy.comOTHER LINKS— Past episodes: 30 Things I've Learned By 30, How to Keep Promises to Yourself (Even With ADHD), How To Go OFFline When Your Business Is ONline (Without Feeling Guilty)This episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.Mentioned in this episode:BTL's Business Beach Bag