My brain is not a buzzword

A female talent manager, lit by late-afternoon sunlight, stares thoughtfully at her computer screen. Her expression conveys quiet hesitation and empathy as she reviews a job application.

After years of engineering my own focus systems, I finally have an official label for the mind that built them. ADHD hasn’t changed who I am — it’s simply given my methods a name. This piece is about ownership, not confession: how to hold a label without being held by it.

Why Starting Is Harder Than Finishing

Starting isn’t just the first step — it’s the heaviest. For ADHD minds especially, initiation feels like pushing a stalled car. This piece explores why beginning is so behaviourally intense — and how to flip resistance into momentum.