Why Is It So Hard to Do Something That Should Be Easy? (Wall of Awful pt. 1)
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A short How to ADHD explainer, featuring Brendan Mahan, on why simple tasks can feel impossible for people with ADHD. It introduces the 'wall of awful', a pile of past failures, shame and anxiety that builds up in front of a task and blocks starting it.
Why HN recommends it: HN commenters use it as the go-to name and explanation for task paralysis and procrastination, and say it helped them see why they avoid tasks.
“It totally changed how I approached my procrastination by simply asking myself "why" I was avoiding a task.” Read on HN ↗