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Podcast: Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast
Episode: The ADHD-Productivity Trap with Ari Tuckman, Psy.D, CST
Description: Itâs not that people with ADHD donât want to be productive. Itâs that theyâre often trapped in a paradox: striving to do more, while silently blaming themselves for not doing enough. That tensionâbetween internal ambition and external expectationsâis the focus of this conversation with returning guest clinical psychologist Dr. Ari Tuckman.In this episode, Ari joins Pete and Nikki to explore the deep psychology of productivity, the social pressure to âlook busy,â and the subtle ways perfectionism becomes a form of avoidance. Along the way, they discuss the myth of the perfect planner...