Why ADHD Brains Rebel Against To-Do Lists (And What Works Instead) with Kyle Vamvouris

Presented by Understood.orgYou make a to-do list.Then you avoid it all day.For many ADHD professionals, the problem isn’t motivation, it’s how the workday is structured.In this conversation, Skye speaks with Kyle Vamvouris, founder of SalesThread and the strategist behind 87 B2B sales teams, about how he actually works.Instead of rigid productivity systems, Kyle relies on open calendar space, rapid experimentation, and what he calls “sandbox days.”In the episode, Kyle explains:Why most productivity systems collapse after a weekHow empty calendar space can produce better work than tightly scheduled daysWhat building dozens of sales teams taught him about focus and decision-makingWhy ADHD curiosity can be a strategic advantage in businessHow AI tools are changing how he experiments and builds companiesIf you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.org’s new podcast, Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids.Listen here:https://lnk.to/everyonegetsajuiceboxPS!adhdskillslabConnect With Kyle:Kyle just launched SalesThread, an AI-powered deal management platform designed to help sales teams understand why deals win or lose and close with more intention.You can find him here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylevamvourisLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylevamvourisSalesThread: https://salesthread.ai 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/