Needing perfect conditions to get started | Tips from an ADHD Coach
Needing perfect conditions to get started | Tips from an ADHD Coach  
Podcast: MissUnderstood: The ADHD in Women Channel
Published On: Tue Feb 18 2025
Description: Do you find yourself holding off on starting something because you’re waiting for the conditions to be perfect? Do these perfect conditions ever happen? This week on Tips from an ADHD Coach, Jaye talks about how sometimes with ADHD we put off something we think is important, because we’re waiting for a perfect solution, or perfect conditions, which may never come. Listen for some tips to jumpstart yourself, even when it doesn’t feel like the perfect time.Related resourcesADHD and: ProcrastinationHow to get motivated with ADHDTimestamps(00:49) Listener Leanne’s email(01:49) Going through Leanne’s valid challenges(03:46) Inability to get started because of too many barriers to be successful(04:46) ADHD factors that make us feel like we need perfect conditions to do something(08:19) What can we do when we get into this perfectionist trap?(13:12) RecapFor a transcript and more resources, visit the MissUnderstood page on Understood.Have a challenge you’d like Jaye to talk about in an episode? Email or send a voice memo to us at adhdcoachtips@understood.org. ADHD Unstuck is a free, self-guided activity from Understood.org and Northwestern University designed to help women with ADHD boost their mood and take small, practical steps to get unstuck. In about 10 minutes, learn why mood spirals happen and get a personalized action plan of quick wins and science-backed strategies that work with your brain. Give it a try at Understood.org/GetUnstuck.Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.