Ep39 - ADHD - It's Not Forgetfulness... It's Cognitive Overload

Hannah & Stu explore ADHD memory, remembering, strategies and how cognitive load can cripple your productivity and crater your memory. Listen to the effects of cognitive load and learn some coping strategies and lifestyle optimisations to help you be more effective and productive without burning out from overload.

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00:00:00 - Welcome & Introduction to episode - ADHD & Cognitive Overload 00:01:07 - Hannah's topic introduction - ADHD: It's Not Forgetfulness... It's Cognitive Overload 00:02:37 - It’s Not That We Don’t Remember - memory is not one single thing 00:06:35 - Working Memory: The brain's tiny desk & why complex verbal instructions are painful 00:12:15 - Out Of Sight, Out Of Brain - objects, tasks & people vanish if we can't see them 00:15:25 - Piles of doom? Nope, physical reminders of things you need to do 00:19:00 - How many times have you remembered you sent a reply... but didn't... 00:20:43 - Visual reminders help you remember, if you remember what the visual reminder is for! 00:23:26 - The doorway effect - ever walk into a room but can't remember why? 00:24:57 - Side-quests, the tangent's bigger, more interesting sibling 00:26:07 - How do you remember to remember? 00:29:18 - A reminder set to early is just another thing to remember 00:30:16 - Mental clutter of unfinished jobs, open loops and lifestyle "Buckaroo"! 00:35:05 - How many life "tabs" have you got open on a daily basis? Leave a comment. 00:37:05 - The shame, what makes it worse? Owning your mistakes! 00:40:37 - Stop using your brain as storage, how to remember stuff 00:46:57 - Hannah's summary and takeaways 00:50:26 - Stu's top-tips and round-up and rant about "accommodations" 00:57:51 - UK LISTENERS NOTE: UK GOV "ACCESS TO WORK" PROGRAMME 00:58:50 - Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe 00:59:00 - Next weeks blog - The Completely Unreasonable Rules of ADHD Motivation 01:00:16 - LENGTH

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