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The ADHD Skills Lab

Skye Waterson
The ADHD Skills Lab
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  • The ADHD Skills Lab

    ADHD Shiny Object Syndrome Is Killing Your Projects

    2026/05/01 | 33 mins.
    Presented by Understood.org
    You get a new idea and immediately want to drop everything else.
    This episode builds on Wednesdayโ€™s research around ideation bias in ADHD. The research suggests people with ADHD prefer the idea phase and are more likely to move on before execution is complete.
    We break down how this creates the โ€œnever-ending pivotโ€ and why projects keep getting abandoned halfway through.
    Youโ€™ll learn how to use minimum viable product thinking to actually finish things, even if your brain keeps pulling you toward the next idea.
    What We Cover:
    Why ADHD brains prefer ideation over execution
    How constant pivots destroy momentum without you noticing
    Turning new ideas into small, testable outputs instead of full pivots
    Finishing projects without suppressing creativity
    How to make ideas small enough to complete before switching
    If you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.orgโ€™s new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.
    Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab
    ย P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system.ย Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.
  • The ADHD Skills Lab

    Why ADHD Brains Overbuild Before Starting

    2026/04/29 | 39 mins.
    Presented by Understood.org
    You spend weeks building something before anyone ever sees it.
    Not because it needs to be that big. Because once you start, it keeps expanding until it feels impossible to finish.
    This is where minimum viable product actually matters. Not as a business concept, but as a way to stop overbuilding everything and start testing things earlier.
    ADHD makes it easy to over-scope, get pulled into the wrong details, and delay real feedback. So instead of finding out what works, you stay stuck refining something in isolation.
    This episode breaks down why that happens and how minimum viable thinking helps you start smaller, move faster, and avoid getting trapped in the build phase.
    On Friday, weโ€™ll show you how to apply this in real situations so you can actually ship things without burning out.
    What We Cover
    Why ADHD leads to overbuilding instead of testing
    The pattern of expanding a task before it ever gets real feedback
    How minimum viable thinking cuts through overthinking
    Why starting smaller makes it easier to stay in motion
    How to recognize when youโ€™re building instead of progressing
    If you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.orgโ€™s new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.
    Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab
    ย P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system.ย Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.
  • The ADHD Skills Lab

    Why ADHD Makes You Start Too Many Projects (with Katy Weber)

    2026/04/27 | 41 mins.
    Presented by Understood.org
    You keep starting new things and abandoning the ones that were working.
    Katy Weber is the go-to voice behind the Woman and ADHD podcast, reaching millions of listeners and building a multi-stream business from lived experience. Her approach to growth is grounded in what actually works with ADHD, not what sounds good on paper.
    She explains why ADHD pulls you toward new ideas, how pivoting too early kills momentum, and what changed when she stopped rebuilding from scratch. The conversation also covers how she used her podcast as the foundation for everything else.
    You will leave with a more stable way to grow without constantly resetting your progress.
    What We Cover
    Why ADHD brains pivot too early and lose momentum
    The hidden cost of constantly starting over
    How to build around one stable โ€œcoreโ€ system
    What changed when she stopped chasing new ideas
    Why expansion works better than reinvention
    If you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.orgโ€™s new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.
    Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab
    Connect with Katy Weber:
    Website: https://www.womenandadhd.com/
    Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/womenandadhdpodcast/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katyweber.adhd/
    ย P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system.ย Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.
  • The ADHD Skills Lab

    Why ADHD Symptoms Might Not Be Just Genetics

    2026/04/26 | 10 mins.
    You keep being told ADHD is genetic, but part of you suspects something in your environment is making it worse.
    In this next episode of the Research Recap Series Skye and Will (Hacking Your ADHD) discuss research on environmental exposure and ADHD-related behaviors.
    Together they explore what the science suggests about how certain chemicals may influence attention, impulsivity, and neurodevelopment. The focus stays on association, not certainty, and what that means in practice.
    The conversation also breaks down how to think about risk without spiraling. What matters. What is still unclear. And how to approach this without adding more pressure.
    What We Cover
    Why research is shifting toward ADHD symptoms, not just diagnosis
    The possible role of environmental exposure alongside genetics
    What endocrine disruptors do and why they matter for brain development
    How to interpret early-stage research without overreacting
    The gap between scientific findings and everyday decision making
    Want more of Willโ€™s work?
    Visit HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel.
    ย P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system.ย Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.
  • The ADHD Skills Lab

    The ADHD Pattern Thatโ€™s Killing Your Business

    2026/04/24 | 32 mins.
    Presented by Understood.org
    You keep improving the idea instead of finishing the project.
    In Wednesdayโ€™s breakdown, we showed why ADHD brains prefer ideation and discount future rewards. Today is about building around that.
    This episode gives you three systems. A written decision log. A structured ideation window. And a clear threshold for when changes are allowed.
    These systems help you move from โ€œthis could be betterโ€ to โ€œthis is done.โ€
    What We Cover:
    Why ideas expand until you force a stopping point
    The system that turns decisions into something concrete
    How to keep ideation from leaking into execution
    Using future logs to capture ideas without derailment
    Why finishing requires leaving your strongest skill
    If you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.orgโ€™s new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.
    Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab
    ย P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system.ย Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.

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About The ADHD Skills Lab

Things are starting to fall through the cracks. Not because you're not trying, but because the systems everyone recommends weren't built for a brain like yours.The ADHD Skills Lab is for business owners with ADHD whose responsibilities have grown past simple solutions. Each week, Skye Waterson and guests share research-backed strategies and real-world systems to help you reduce the chaos, make consistent progress, and stop reinventing the wheel every time life gets complex.No "just use a planner." No productivity hacks that last a week. Just honest, practical support from someone who has spent years researching, testing, and refining what actually works for adult ADHD.Skye is the founder of Unconventional Organisation, a former academic diagnosed with ADHD during her PhD, and the author of over 50 articles read by more than 250,000 people worldwide. She has worked with senior leaders, business owners, academics, and professionals navigating ADHD in high-responsibility roles, and was invited to share her research with both the Australian and New Zealand Government. ๐Ÿค In partnership with Understood.org: https://u.org/4boG8QW ๐ŸŒ https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/ ๐Ÿ“ฒ https://www.instagram.com/theadhdskillslabpodcast/
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