Angela MondorClickUp Verified Consultant, ClickUp · Operations consultant & ClickUp Verified Consultant for neurodivergent entrepreneurs

The Secret to Finishing Tasks as a Neurodivergent #shorts #shortsvideo

26 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, speaker Angela Mondor discusses how neurodivergent individuals often struggle with either starting or completing tasks, and why conventional support methods—such as being told what to do or following typical milestone check‑ins—frequently fail for them. She emphasizes that neurodivergent people need alternative forms of assistance that respect their aversion to boredom, rapid loss of energy, and dislike of prescriptive direction. Mondor highlights the value of peer‑to‑peer community environments where members can share practical tips: those who excel at task initiation can advise those who find it hard to start, and vice‑versa for completion. The overall message is that a supportive, collaborative community can provide the nuanced encouragement and strategies neurodivergent individuals need to successfully begin and finish tasks.

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Ugh, I have to do this thing. But then somebody eventually is gonna say, okay, what's next? What's happening? What's going on? What's your next milestone? The energy is helpful to have other people around to do those kinds of things. As neurodivergent human beings, we need different support than other people who are neurotypical. The, the ways that other support systems work just don't work for us. We don't like to be told what to do. We don't wanna get bored, or we lose energy on those things quickly. So we do things a little differently because when we're talking about being— getting that vibe of initiating a task or completion, some of us struggle with the initiation and others of us struggle with the completion. Bouncing those off each other, having us in the same community is helpful to help each other with the different pieces. Somebody else might say, oh, I'm having a really hard time getting started, and somebody who's really good at getting started might say, hey, have you tried this?