A deep dive into executive dysfunction, dopamine, and the chaos between intentions and actions.
Your brain isn't a single computer. It's a parliament of dysfunction.
Intention & Planning
Desperately trying to steer the ship. Has a map, a compass, and absolutely no control over the engine.
Dopamine Hunter
Controls the throttle. Only works for immediate rewards. Will crash the ship for a shiny object.
Reality Distortion
Makes 5 minutes feel like 5 hours, and 5 hours feel like 5 minutes. Erases deadlines until it's too late.
Input Overload
Amplifies background noise into physical pain. Makes tags in shirts feel like razor blades.
Why "just doing it" is physically impossible.
In a neurotypical brain, the thought "I should do this" releases enough dopamine to bridge the gap to action.
In an ADHD brain, that bridge is missing. You can have the intention (Executive Captain) but no fuel (Dopamine) to cross the gap.
SIGNAL: TRANSMITTED SUCCESSFULLY
Click "Start Task" to see what actually happens.
Try increasing your willpower to complete the task.
"Telling an ADHD brain to 'just focus' is like telling a nearsighted person to 'just squint harder'. It doesn't fix the mechanics."
Why you can't write an essay in 2 weeks, but you can write it in 2 hours.
It's not just you. The world was redesigned to break your brain.
Your brain interprets 'mild feedback' as 'you are a fundamentally bad person who should live in a cave'.
TikTok, Reels, and Shorts are weaponized dopamine delivery systems designed to hunt your specific brain type.
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: Staying up late to reclaim agency you didn't have during the day.
If you can't see it, it doesn't exist. This applies to keys, vegetables, and sometimes friends.
Actual strategies. None of that "buy a planner" garbage.