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In reflection, I’ve realized how low my confidence and self-esteem were in high school. A large part of that was because I constantly played a mental game I could never win. Every day, it chipped away at my self-esteem.

Task batching means grouping similar tasks together and completing them in a dedicated block of time. Instead of replying to one email, starting a project, then bouncing back to Slack, you batch tasks into categories and handle them all at once.

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Feedback is about a task, not your worth as a person. If you have ADHD or autism, rejection sensitivity can make it feel unbearable. But when you notice it, use a calming strategy, and untangle the story, feedback becomes an opportunity to grow rather than a trigger to spiral After a few failed attempts, I devised a system that offloads the cognitive load of remembering to follow up using the snooze feature.

If you’re autistic or have ADHD, you probably know how precious your mental energy is. And, trying to remember to follow up on important emails only overloads it.  After a few failed attempts, I devised a system that offloads the cognitive load of remembering to follow up using the snooze feature.

My client Dave was having the same thoughts. After months of nailing his morning routine and nailing deadlines at work, he lost steam. But in just one week, we got him back on track, proving he can be resilient.

But that all changed when I learned about implementation intentions. See, cognitive flexibility is a skill. Implementation intentions are how you build it. Now, I teach this strategy to all of my clients.

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