Hi guys! I've started my "productivity zone" experiment. The "target" for today is cleaning out the fridge, seeing what is there. I'm currently on my second break. The way I'm doing it is from 9 am to noon, I am doing 20 minutes ON and 20 minutes OFF. I have music playing. And I MAKE myself SIT during the breaks. This is a completely different way of thinking than I've ever had. The goal isn't even to "finish the fridge". It is merely to spend 20 minutes on it (and then 20 minutes off) from 9 am to noon. Why? Because I'm realizing and experiencing more and more that "taking a day off" just doesn't work for me. It just doesn't. However, I'm ALSO trying for the first time to honor my body's needs. I've also decided as of today that if my brain wakes up naturally at 5 am or when the birds chirp, to go ahead and get up then. Otherwise I actually end up MORE groggy. And since I'm by myself I literally HAVE to figure out all of the executive functioning etc every day. There is no one to make sure I take vitamins drink water etc. On top of it, I have major life decisions to make etc. But what I've realized is that "taking a day off" and laying down all day (while nothing wrong with it!) Actually ends up creating MORE anxiety for me. But! If I'm able to tell myself "hey, for those 3 hours, I worked on stuff", it will help me with everything else if that makes sense. So all of that to say that this is a completely different approach for me. But it NEEDS to be this way, at least for now. I'm going to bed much earlier, unless I have a specific appointment with someone else to do something actually fun (since this IS supposed to be my "break" after all 😅). But I'm no longer allowing myself to stay up watching TV, being on my phone etc. And by assigning a specific time frame, it gears my brain up while ALSO not being a threat that I have to be "productive" for 14+ hours 😅 The hope is that by designating this time as "productivity zone", my brain will start thinking of things I can DO during that time.

My resistance to go to bed isn’t so much about the classic Revenge Bedtime Procrastination that’s often touted. It’s that I don’t want the day to end.

I'd love to hear from people who've been here. My kids don't really believe ADHD is a real thing. When my brain shuts down, or I can't get something done, the message I get is basically "you're being lazy, just push through." I know I'm not lazy. I know what's actually happening in my brain, but hearing it from your own kids hits in a place that just doesn't feel good at all. I've tried to explain it to them, and I'm starting to think maybe explaining isn't the answer...but I don't really know what is. So I'm asking: how have you handled this with family members who don't get it? Did anyone ever come around? Did you find a way to stop letting their judgment land so hard? Did you give up trying to convince them and just focus on your own work? I'd love to know what worked and what didn't.

I had very specific things in mind I was hoping to accomplish when I joined the 6 week program for the first time through. Jim offered practical solutions and protocols and systems to put in place that went above and beyond my greatest expectations. Now, having gone through the 6-week program twice, I am amazed everyday at the continuous breakthroughs I continue to have, specifically revolving around my creativity and overcoming writer's block and working through things that were blocking my creative energy because my ADHD had gotten so out of hand and I didn't have systems in place to act as a scaffolding to help support all the other areas of my life. As I was writing a screenplay this morning, I was overcome with gratitude and a deep sense of relief about the fact that I'm able to harness my creative energy again in ways that I hadn't done for at least a year before joining the program, and that I haven't done well for several years before that. Thank you again, @Jim Ebbelaar . You probably don't realize it but you've been a huge champion for my dreams in that way and I can't thank you enough. 🙏🏼🫶🏼

10,000 ADHD Harmony Members was Jim's goal at the out set of launching the first 5 Day Challenge...10,000 by the end of 2026! Here we are at the summer Solstice....June 19, 2026 and there are now just over 9800 community members!!! It has been awhile since there has been an encouraging word posted here about how we can help Jim to achieve his goal and then surpass it...Posting!!! 🧑‍💻 Yes!!!🌟 🫵 Posting comments, replies, wins, questions, fun, concerns, requests for help...🫵etc etc...The more active posting in our community, the more members will join and....Jim's ADHD Harmony Community will continue to rise in the standings within Skool. We all know he deserves to have that happen...We all know that he has earned his success....🥁🥁🏆🎖️🥇💯 So let's all get involved in posting within this community and help Jim to take the ADHD Harmony Community to the very top! 🎆🎇🪄🦸 I think that #1 would be a very reasonable goal for us to aim for on Jim's behalf.🚀🚀🚀🔥 Anyone onboard to make that happen? Post a #1 below😂🫶🤸🥳❤️‍🔥