Katie McManus lists patterns of ADHD math: overfilled to-do lists with nothing checked off, hyperfocusing on Wikipedia at 2 a.m., buying groceries then eating convenience food instead. She's a business strategist and money-mindset coach for ADHD business owners.
Okay, so we've talked about girl math and we've talked about boy math, but what about ADHD math? ADHD Math is putting 27 things on your to do list for the day and doing none of them. ADHD math is going to bed at 8:30 but scrolling on your phone until 1:30 in the morning. ADHD math is knowing every single time you've ever screwed up in your life and keeping meticulous track of them and not being able to recall one thing that you do well. ADHD math is just saying that you're gonna look at something on Wikipedia for a few minutes just to answer one question and then five hours you have no idea what's happened to your life. ADHD math is buying a whole load of groceries to be able to meal prep healthy diverse foods throughout the week and only eating box Mac and cheese all week. ADHD math is saying that you have a well balanced breakfast, but your well balanced breakfast is really just three cups of coffee. ADHD math is getting interested in a hobby and instead of just trying it and taking a couple classes, you buy all of the materials and all of the gear that you're need for this hobby and you go full throttle at it for a few months and then you lose your zhuzh for it and then you leave all of this gear in the closet because you don't want to throw it out because what if you become interested in it again but you're not interested in it now and also you need to put other stuff in the closet because now you've had another hobby and another hobby and another hobby and another hobby and you've moved through them all and now you have all this gear but you're still afraid to throw everything out because what if you're interested in it all again? ADHD math is buying a ton of books and then feeling bad that you haven't read them and then not reading them because they're associated with the fact that you feel bad because because you've procrastinated reading them. What else would you add? Oh, and hi. I help ADHD business owners make more money in less time with fewer distractions. I'm Katie McManus, business strategist and money mindset coach.
