82: ADHD Decision Making: Why Analysis Paralysis Happens

You can't pick, so you research again, and a day later you're still stuck on a choice that shouldn't be this hard. If ADHD decision-making has you circling in decision paralysis and you want to choose without the spiral, this episode is for you.

Think about the last decision that took 20 minutes of your day. A place to eat, a new lamp, which calendar to buy. We start with those small decisions in this episode, because I'm going to ask you to try something a little uncomfortable with them, and by the end I'm curious which of the three traps that keep you stuck sounds most like you.

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01:34 – Decision Making: Why ADHD Analysis Paralysis Happens

02:18 – Executive Dysfunction and Dopamine in ADHD

05:04 – ADHD Fight or Flight and Executive Function

13:23 – ADHD Perfectionism and Overwhelm in Decisions

15:01 – How to Stop Overthinking Decisions: Low-Stakes Practice

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