I have felt “different” my entire life (and believe me, I am for many reasons… but we are sticking to one specific difference in this post, heehee 🤪), from being a child, fidgeting in my seat and always talking to whomever the teacher moved me near to get me to stop talking, to locking myself in my room while studying during my master program, to being able to hyper-focus on things I am passionate about (and spend hours upon hours without even looking up), but not being able to spend more than a few minutes on something that is disinteresting or boring! Apparently, this might be ADHD… 🤷♀️ The good news is, I found out that I am not alone, and there are more of us than we might imagine who walk through the world this way! Have you experienced any or all of these issues? If so, this post is for you… if not, you may still want to read so your neurotypical brain can see better how the rest of us digest life! I learned a TIP for helping me navigate without as many distractions (because they are a huge part of the problem for my brain that wants to tackle everything, but needs to focus on building my business and community), and I thought I would share it here! We can manage our phones to be less distracting with a few simple changes… it took me some time, but I had a really good night’s sleep last night, and am already discovering that I am able to focus… even as I type this, I have not been diverted away from writing this post, because I have not seen the notification that you will see here in the screen shots (see that I have 2 WhatsApp notifications, but I did NOT click on them!!! Hahaha… 1) Have ONLY what is NECESSARY for you to manage the most important parts of your day on the Home Screen, using the most simple organizing tools for your specific needs. (For me, I put both my Google Calendar and my Zoom Meetings. As you can see, the Google Calendar tells me what I have scheduled for the rest of my day today, and the zoom gives me a heads up for the next meetings. And THAT’s IT!!! Stress reduced!)