Because I have so many places spinning at once, I knew before Jim even mentioned it, that I would likely have to subtract things from my life in order to pursue what really matters. One of the things I am working on subtracting is noticing and spending time on crap that doesn’t matter or isn’t important enough to rob me of my time and energy. I have had a pattern of letting things bother me that don’t ultimately warrant paying attention to them or trying to fix them. For instance, I ordered 2 yards of fabric but it came to me 2” short. I realized quickly, after feeling frustrated about being “ripped off” that the time and energy to “set it right” was not worth the time and effort that it would take away from something that does matter to me. I talked a bout this with Sage and here are some areas she suggests to look for time/energy wasters: Energy Drains Worth Examining The Correction Impulse (the pattern you already named) - Fixing other people's grammar, facts, or logic (especially online) - Returning low-cost items that are "close enough" - Writing detailed reviews or complaints about minor issues - Re-explaining yourself when someone misunderstood but the stakes are low - Setting the record straight in conversations where no one's mind will change The Justice/Fairness Loop - Following up on small injustices that won't be resolved satisfyingly - Mentally rehearsing what you'd say to someone who was wrong or unfair - Reading comments sections or news stories that trigger your "that's not right" alarm - Feeling responsible for pointing out hypocrisy or inconsistency in others The "Doing It Right" Tax - Over-researching purchases, decisions, or plans before acting - Redoing something that was 85% good because it wasn't perfect - Spending extra time making an email, text, or post "just right" when casual would've been fine - Organizing or setting up systems for things that don't actually need a system The Obligation Drain - Saying yes to things because you "should," not because you feel a genuine pull - Maintaining relationships out of guilt rather than mutual energy - Keeping career "hats" on out of duty rather than desire - Feeling you need to justify rest or creative time with productivity

Just updated all the visuals across the challenge. What do you think? You can check out the full-size versions in the classroom: https://www.skool.com/adhd/classroom Let me know what you think below!

Hey fam. Does anyone else struggle from and tons of burnout without preparation especially because the things that you burn out from are not what typical people burn out from? I had a really intense weekend which was amazing and culminated in a lot of performing and socializing and driving and practicing and it was incredible. Yesterday I literally did almost nothing that was part of the plan but I thought it would do a little something and then today I was better in the morning but now I have serious brain fog and I'm doing all the things that work. I rested I prayed and meditated I ate healthy I even slept again took meds drank water. And I could not even watch the 5-minute introduction video to the 6 weeks. It took me three times. 😔 They're even things I wanted to get to for my partner's sake but of course because I'm "supposed to do them" I can't. Sigh Also I decided to give up self shame so I can't use beating myself up verbally or emotionally internally anymore. What do I use now. I always have so many ambitious ideas in my mind and then reality hits and I realize that I cannot do as much as I thought energetically. In my fantasy world I would always be on hyperdrive but unfortunately I am a b type person not an a type person with too much sensitivity for my liking sometimes.

My open loop and priority right now is to learn my dances for Sunday. I have not even started yet and I have to know them all by tomorrow. Welcome to my world you know how it goes. And it's already afternoon. And it is something I want to do so I have no idea why I'm procrastinating on it when it is something I love but I think it's just the fact that I am supposed to do it 🤪🫪 and the pressure of having a deadline. Anybody know how to trick my brain to pretend that this is actually the procrastination fun rather than the thing I'm supposed to be doing? ☺️🙏🏽

Well my analysis let me know that I work in spirals which is completely true. I have a little late watched all the videos and done maybe the first or the second one and answer the questions and I only recently went back to read all the instructions on all of them and maybe I will just cycle back and try to complete the micro to dos before the 6 week begins. Hi I'm Maggie, I really participate to this extent in online communities but hey here we are This year has been already about getting out of the way of myself. I hope I can do that a little bit more here. This program and challenge came exactly at the right time and I have never actually completed a self-development program fully that did not require me to be there in person. I have invested quite a lot in them before and they work to a certain degree but I will have to say that the only works because I was committed to doing the inner work and a thousand and one thanks to Jim, I think I finally understand what that means from someone with the perspective of neurodivergency. For someone with different mental wiring putting in the work means something completely different to someone else that puts in the work who is a neurotypical. For example a lot of programs will say okay now that you've identified the story get rid of it and you're like oh yes that makes complete sense. It's not enough that something makes logical sense to us. I tried to tell this to other neurotypicals and they give me advice and they just don't get it. There is literally a Mount Everest in front of me and the one thing I am supposed to do. And sometimes I don't even know that there is an invisible Mount Everest there. I try to explain this to other people and they just don't understand. I suppose this is what it's like to tell someone who can breathe normally and naturally what it's like to have asthma. I really cannot relate to anyone that has asthma how difficult it is to breathe when it just happens like that for me so I have empathy for no one getting why taking a break and resting and recovering is simply not enough and also I'm sorry. So forgive me if it's a bad comparison but I saw a comment on YouTube once that said "telling someone with anxiety to just calm down is like telling someone with asthma to Just breathe".