When you think about it, observable behavior is a kind of shadow of cognitive behavior that is influenced by cognitive constraints. Question is, what role do cognitive constraints and cognitive behavior have on procrastination? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD Coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) has an informative conversation with Leslie Josel (www.orderoochaos.com) on her experience with students and procrastination. In terms of cognitive behavior and cognitive skills, we assume college students have them but often don’t. Jeff and Leslie discuss how this assumption relates to procrastination. If you or a loved one is a college student who procrastinates, be sure to listen to this show.

Self-restraint is an executive function. Self-restraint is born out of self-awareness, which is something those with ADHD struggle with. Collectively self-awareness and self-restraint result in self-regulation. Social media, politicians, the news media, and corporate America prey upon this challenge. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) talks about the Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma" and illuminates how your own psychology is being used against you. Jeff talks about the need to look at yourself in the third person and use the documentary as a means to help you realize the spell being cast on you to get you addicted for their profit. The show is about creating self-awareness to manage yourself. If you have or are impacted by ADHD, you need to hear this episode.

ADHD is not so much a deficit of attention, but rather an issue of self-regulation with thinking challenges. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews Dr. Daniel Franklin (www.franklined.com) about thinking and the process of learning. They talk about foundation principles around learning and the role social interaction plays in the process. They also discuss the role tutoring plays in making thinking easier to facilitate learning and increase productivity in those with ADHD. They highlight the challenges of the current pandemic and the fact that many with ADHD have been isolated and actually are now having to learn in a most difficult way. Unfortunately, they're focusing on tips, tricks, and strategies when they should be facilitating the environment. If you have ADHD and you're struggling with thinking and learning, this show will give you something to think about.

We think of ADHD as a deficit of attention. As we learn more and more, we find it's more an issue of self-regulation. Many episodes on Attention Talk Radio have highlighted the role working memory plays in ADHD. In this episode, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews Dr. John Eastwood of York University and www.BoredomLab.org. They have an open and frank conversation about thinking, mental effort, and the challenges posed to those with ADHD, as well as the urge to escape. With effortful thinking, the idea is to put a spotlight on understanding that it's not always a focus problem. Often, focusing on making the thinking part easier will make it easier to self-regulate. If you have ADHD and struggle with executive functioning, this is a show you won't want to miss.

Got ADHD? Do you procrastinate? Does the root of the problem come down to motivation or willpower? Could it be that the root of procrastination is often complex? Think about it… ambiguity, trial-and-error thinking, an overburdened ADHD working memory. Have you ever stopped to dissect what is really going on? Or do you just shame yourself using names like “procrastinator,” “unmotivated,” or “lazy”? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) and Elaine Taylor-Klaus, parent coach and advisor to parents of complex kids (www.impactparents.com), dig into and analyze what is happening behind the scenes when you procrastinate. Listen as Jeff and Elaine blow you away with an understanding of the complex challenges of even simple tasks, like buying gifts for the holidays. They share strategies and talk about why some of them work and others don't and why the same strategy won't work for everyone. If you want to feel the calm and peace of judging yourself positively given what you are up against, be sure to listen to this show.

Those with ADHD struggle to manage themselves, especially within the system society has built. In simple terms, it is easy for society if you do it their way. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) has a conversation with an anonymous individual who ha ADHD and is struggling to manage her medications based on systems built by healthcare, pharmacy, and government. She shares her lived experience, as well as her struggles within the context of ADHD, and Jeff helps her to brainstorm a solution. If you have ADHD and find it hard to work within society’s system, this show is for you.