Subordinate goals are at the bottom of the hierarchy and are essentially synonymous with tasks.

Eat a Variety of Whole Foods

Meditation and Breathing

Attaching a specific task to a specific time can set you up to be frustrated by the difficulty in getting your ADHD brain to engage in a task that, for whatever reason, it is not interested in. Don’t do that if you can avoid it.

This is the format that Sinek suggests. “The ‘TO _____ SO THAT _____’ format works for everyone. It is the simplest way to codify our calling” (Sinek, Mead, and Docker 2017, 35).

serotonin, acetylcholine, GABA, and glutamate. 2.Exercise can improve levels of BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor)—a chemical involved in brain growth. 3.Exercise reduces stress. 4.Exercise enhances positive mood states and decreases negative mood states. 5.Exercise improves prefrontal cortex functioning.

Don’t wonder if your brain will disengage with planning but rather watch for when it will. When the planning habit falls off, we need to get creative and inject some interest and novelty back into the habit.

Sleep. Relax. Play. Keep balance in your life to keep motivation high and to avoid burning out.

The higher my HRV trends, the better I seem to be able to focus, avoid distractions, and stay motivated.