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How to Write with ADHD and Coach Skye Waterson

How to Write with ADHD and Coach Skye Waterson

FromThe Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience


How to Write with ADHD and Coach Skye Waterson

FromThe Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Bonus Episode: ADHD Coach, researcher, and Doctoral Candidate, Skye Waterson, spoke to me about writing a dissertation with neurodiversity, conquering burnout, and her unconventional approach to writing routines for writers with time blindness and more.
Skye Waterson is the Founder of Unconventional Organization, a worldwide, research-based ADHD support service that has helped academics, playwrights, and authors with ADHD “...build strength-focused writing routines so they can meet their goals while managing struggles with executive functioning”
An academic with over seven years of experience working in adult education, she has studied in various fields, including Psychology, Sociology, and Public Health, and is now a Doctoral Candidate in Population Health.
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In this file Skye Waterson and I discussed: 

How she got her ADHD diagnosis at age 30

Why procrastination and neurodiversity go hand-in-hand

How neurotypical writers differ from those with real struggles

When you need to seek out unconventional wisdom for help

The strengths of writers with ADHD

Leaning on self-care to promote productivity

And a lot more!

Show Notes:

unconventionalorganisation.com


'The Writer's Brain' on Procrastination: Part One - The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience (podcast)

Unconventional Organization on Instagram

Kelton Reid on Twitter


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Released:
Aug 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Kelton Reid studies the habits, habitats, and brains of a wide spectrum of renowned writers to learn their secrets of productivity and creativity. Tune in each week to learn how great writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid block. Explore our archives at writerfiles.fm to find interviews with notable guests that include bestselling authors John Scalzi (Old Mans War), Greg Iles (Natchez Burning), Jay McInerney (Bright Lights, Big City), Kevin Kelly (founder of WIRED magazine), Emma Donoghue (Oscar Nominee for Room), Maria Konnikova (The Confidence Game), Andy Weir (The Martian), Dan Buettner (The Blue Zones), Austin Kleon (Steal Like an Artist), Daniel Pink (When), and serial guest hosts: neuroscientist Michael Grybko, journalist Adam Skolnick, and short story writer Robert Bruce.