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Why ADHD Makes You Overthink Every Decision
Skye and Robbie Waterson unpack a 2012 study from the Journal of Attention Disorders on ADHD, decision making, and regret. The research found that higher ADHD symptom scores were linked to more maximizing, the drive to find the best possible option, and more regret afterward. They explore why trying to avoid the wrong decision can leave you feeling worse even when you make a good one, and how that same pattern can quietly stall progress in your business.
With ADHD, you can spend three days researching a $50 purchase, finally make the decision, and still wonder if you chose wrong. Meanwhile, the important stuff isn't getting done.
Skye and Robbie Waterson unpack a 2012 study from the Journal of Attention Disorders on ADHD, decision making, and regret. The research found that higher ADHD symptom scores were linked to more maximizing, the drive to find the best possible option, and more regret afterward. They explore why trying to avoid the wrong decision can leave you feeling worse even when you make a good one, and how that same pattern can quietly stall progress in your business.
What We Cover:
Why ADHD can turn a simple purchase into days of research and second-guessing
How maximizers can get better outcomes but feel less satisfied with their decisions
Why trying to avoid regret can actually create more of it
How overthinking small decisions steals time from the work that moves your business forward
Why setting limits on time, money, and acceptable mistakes can make decisions easier
What the research can and cannot tell us about ADHD and decision making
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