The ADHD Skills Lab

Presented by Understood.org
You spend weeks building something before anyone ever sees it.
Not because it needs to be that big. Because once you start, it keeps expanding until it feels impossible to finish.
This is where minimum viable product actually matters. Not as a business concept, but as a way to stop overbuilding everything and start testing things earlier.
ADHD makes it easy to over-scope, get pulled into the wrong details, and delay real feedback. So instead of finding out what works, you stay stuck refining something in isolation.
This episode breaks down why that happens and how minimum viable thinking helps you start smaller, move faster, and avoid getting trapped in the build phase.
On Friday, we’ll show you how to apply this in real situations so you can actually ship things without burning out.
What We Cover
Why ADHD leads to overbuilding instead of testing
The pattern of expanding a task before it ever gets real feedback
How minimum viable thinking cuts through overthinking
Why starting smaller makes it easier to stay in motion
How to recognize when you’re building instead of progressing
If you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.org’s new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.
Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab
 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.

Presented by Understood.org
You keep starting new things and abandoning the ones that were working.
Katy Weber is the go-to voice behind the Woman and ADHD podcast, reaching millions of listeners and building a multi-stream business from lived experience. Her approach to growth is grounded in what actually works with ADHD, not what sounds good on paper.
She explains why ADHD pulls you toward new ideas, how pivoting too early kills momentum, and what changed when she stopped rebuilding from scratch. The conversation also covers how she used her podcast as the foundation for everything else.
You will leave with a more stable way to grow without constantly resetting your progress.
What We Cover
Why ADHD brains pivot too early and lose momentum
The hidden cost of constantly starting over
How to build around one stable “core” system
What changed when she stopped chasing new ideas
Why expansion works better than reinvention
If you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.org’s new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.
Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab
Connect with Katy Weber:
Website: https://www.womenandadhd.com/
Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/womenandadhdpodcast/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katyweber.adhd/
 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.

You keep being told ADHD is genetic, but part of you suspects something in your environment is making it worse.
In this next episode of the Research Recap Series Skye and Will (Hacking Your ADHD) discuss research on environmental exposure and ADHD-related behaviors.
Together they explore what the science suggests about how certain chemicals may influence attention, impulsivity, and neurodevelopment. The focus stays on association, not certainty, and what that means in practice.
The conversation also breaks down how to think about risk without spiraling. What matters. What is still unclear. And how to approach this without adding more pressure.
What We Cover
Why research is shifting toward ADHD symptoms, not just diagnosis
The possible role of environmental exposure alongside genetics
What endocrine disruptors do and why they matter for brain development
How to interpret early-stage research without overreacting
The gap between scientific findings and everyday decision making
Want more of Will’s work?
Visit HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel.
 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.

Presented by Understood.org
You keep improving the idea instead of finishing the project.
In Wednesday’s breakdown, we showed why ADHD brains prefer ideation and discount future rewards. Today is about building around that.
This episode gives you three systems. A written decision log. A structured ideation window. And a clear threshold for when changes are allowed.
These systems help you move from “this could be better” to “this is done.”
What We Cover:
Why ideas expand until you force a stopping point
The system that turns decisions into something concrete
How to keep ideation from leaking into execution
Using future logs to capture ideas without derailment
Why finishing requires leaving your strongest skill
If you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.org’s new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.
Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab
 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.

Presented by Understood.org
You have a good plan. But your brain keeps pulling you back into new ideas.
Skye Waterson explains why ADHD brains get stuck in ideation. She’s known for helping founders move from constant thinking into consistent execution.
This episode connects real-world behavior to research. ADHD brains perform well in divergent thinking. But they also prefer it. And they value immediate rewards over delayed ones.
That combination makes finishing harder than starting.
What We Cover:
Why ideation becomes a loop instead of a phase
Research showing ADHD strength in divergent thinking
The preference for idea generation over refinement
How reward timing affects execution
Why finishing feels harder than starting
If you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.org’s new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.
Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab
 P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.