HOW TO GET UNSTUCK - ADHD paralysis tips and tricks

yourADHDgirl
20 Dec 202119:40

Summary

TLDRIn diesem Video spricht Candace über ADHD-Lähmung und wie man sie überwindet. Sie erklärt, was unter physischer und mentaler Lähmung zu verstehen ist und teilt ihre persönlichen Tipps und Tricks, die sie nutzt, um aus dem Lähmungszustand herauszukommen. Sie diskutiert die Ursachen dieser Lähmungen im Zusammenhang mit ADHD und bietet Lösungen an, wie man Entscheidungsprozesse erleichtern kann, um die Zeit und Energie zu sparen.

Takeaways

  • 😌 Die Sprecherin, Candace, hilft Frauen mit ADHD, ihre Symptome besser zu verstehen und zu bewältigen.
  • 🤔 Sie erklärt, was unter 'ADHD-Lähmung' oder 'Analyse-Lähmung' zu verstehen ist und wie man sie überwindet.
  • 🔍 Es gibt zwei Arten der Lähmung: physische und mentale, die beide überwältigend sein können.
  • 🛌 Physische Lähmung manifestiert sich durch das Unvermögen, sich zu bewegen oder sich auf eine sinnlose Aufgabe zu konzentrieren, wie das Scrollen im Smartphone.
  • 🤯 Mentale Lähmung oder Analyse-Lähmung tritt auf, wenn man sich in einer Entscheidung überdenkt und oft von einer Informationsüberlastung betroffen ist.
  • 🕒 Beide Lähmungsarten kosten viel Zeit und können zu Stress und Überschätzung führen.
  • 🧠 Die ADHD-Symptome werden durch Störungen in verschiedenen Hirnregionen verursacht, einschließlich der Vorderfrontallappen, die Auswirkungen auf die executive Funktion haben.
  • ⏰ Um aus der physischen Lähmung herauszukommen, kann die '5-Second-Rule' von Mel Robbins hilfreich sein.
  • 🏋️ Um aus der mentalen Lähmung herauszukommen, kann man sich Zeitlimits setzen oder Entscheidungen als von geringer oder hoher Bedeutung einstufen.
  • 🤝 Rufen Sie eine nahe Freundin oder einen Familienmitglied an, um aus der Lähmungszustand herauszukommen.
  • 💭 Sprechen Sie Ihre Gedanken und Bedenken mit jemandem aus, um die Entscheidungsfindung zu erleichtern.
  • 👍 Akzeptieren Sie Ihre Entscheidungen und seien Sie zuversichtlich, dass sie gut sind, weil Sie sie getroffen haben.

Q & A

  • Was ist ADHD-Lähmung und wie kann man sie überwinden?

    -ADHD-Lähmung ist ein Zustand, in dem man vor einer Entscheidung steht oder physisch feststeckt, was bedeutet, dass man sich überwältigt und in einer bedeutungslosen Aufgabe festklebt, wie z.B. das Scrollen auf dem Handy. Um sie zu überwinden, bietet Candace verschiedene Tipps und Tricks an, die sie entwickelt hat und die ihr helfen, aus diesem Zustand herauszukommen.

  • Was versteht Candace unter physischer Lähmung?

    -Für Candace manifestiert sich physische Lähmung durch Situationen, in denen sie z.B. im Bett mit dem Handy in der Hand liegt und ständig soziale Medien durchstöbert, während ihr Zimmer chaotisch und unordentlich ist und dringende Aufgaben, wie die Wäschewaschen, liegen. Dies führt zu einem Gefühl des Feststeckens und des Nicht-Könnens, die Handlung zu ergreifen.

  • Was sind die zwei Typen der Lähmung, die Candace in ihrem Video erwähnt?

    -Candace spricht über zwei Typen der Lähmung: physische Lähmung und mentale Lähmung. Physische Lähmung bedeutet, dass man sich nicht bewegen kann, während mentale Lähmung, auch als Analyse-Lähmung bekannt, ein Zustand des Überdenkens ist, in dem man sich nicht zu einer Entscheidung durchringen kann.

  • Warum ist physische Lähmung ein Problem?

    -Physische Lähmung ist ein Problem, weil sie viel Zeit kostet. Es ist ein Zustand des Feststeckens, in dem man sich von der Welt abkoppelt und in seinen Gedanken vertieft, was zu einer toxischen Umgebung führen kann, da nichts Gutes aus dem Überdenken resultiert.

  • Wie hängt physische Lähmung mit der mentalen Lähmung zusammen?

    -Physische und mentale Lähmung sind miteinander verbunden, da physische Lähmung normalerweise auch eine mentale Lähmung ist, weil man in seinem Kopf feststeckt und nicht in der Lage ist, sich zu bewegen. Dies hängt mit den Ausfällen im Präfrontalkortex des Gehirns zusammen, der für die gestörte executive Funktion verantwortlich ist.

  • Was ist die mentale Lähmung, die Candace als Analyse-Lähmung beschreibt?

    -Mentale Lähmung oder Analyse-Lähmung tritt auf, wenn man in einem Zustand des Überdenkens einer Entscheidung feststeckt, egal ob es sich um eine kleine oder große Entscheidung handelt. Dies kann zu einer Überlastung mit Informationen führen, die zu Lähmung führt.

  • Was sind einige der Techniken, die Candace vorschlägt, um aus der physischen Lähmung herauszukommen?

    -Candace schlägt verschiedene Techniken vor, darunter das Fünf-Sekunden-Regel von Mel Robbins, das Ausführen von Bewegungsübungen, um Neurotransmitter im Gehirn freizusetzen, und das Anrufen einer Freundin oder eines Familienmitglieds, um eine Ablenkung zu finden.

  • Wie kann man die Entscheidungsfindung erleichtern, wenn man unter Analyse-Lähmung leidet?

    -Candace empfiehlt, die Entscheidungsfindung zu erleichtern, indem man die Fünf-Sekunden-Regel anwendet, Zeitdruck nutzt, Entscheidungen als hoch- oder niedrigkeitsbewertend einstuft und sich selbst eine Frist setzt, um die Entscheidung zu treffen.

  • Was sind die Tipps von Candace, um mit der mentalen Lähmung umzugehen?

    -Candace schlägt vor, Entscheidungen auf Papier zu bringen, um einen Überblick zu behalten, mit jemandem darüber zu sprechen, um es aus dem Kopf zu bekommen, und sich selbst eine Deadline für die Entscheidungsfindung zu setzen.

  • Was ist Candaces letztes Wort an die Zuschauer in Bezug auf Entscheidungen treffen?

    -Candaces letztes Wort ist, dass es in Ordnung ist, mit der getroffenen Entscheidung zurechtzukommen, es keine perfekte Entscheidung gibt und dass es wichtig ist, mit den getroffenen Entscheidungen zufrieden zu sein, weil man sie selbst gewählt hat.

Outlines

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😣 ADHD-Lähmung: Was ist das und wie man sie überwindet

Candace führt in ihrem Videochannel ein Thema ein, das vielen Frauen mit ADHD treibt: die sogenannte 'ADHD-Lähmung' oder 'Analyse-Lähmung'. Sie erklärt, dass dies ein Zustand ist, in dem man sich vor einer Entscheidung zurückzieht oder physisch unfähig ist, sich zu bewegen, was oft mit einem Gefühl der Überforderung einhergeht. Sie teilt, dass sie Strategien entwickelt hat, um aus dieser Lähmung herauszukommen und plant, diese im Video zu besprechen. Sie betont, dass sie nicht perfekt ist und manchmal in dieser Lähmung verharren kann, aber das Ziel ist, die Zeit, die in diesem Zustand verschwendet wird, zu reduzieren.

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🧠 Die Auswirkungen von ADHD auf die Entscheidungsfindung

Der zweite Absatz konzentriert sich auf die Ursachen der physischen und mentalen Lähmung, die durch die Beeinträchtigungen im Präfrontalkortex und die Auswirkungen auf die exekutive Funktion verursacht werden. Candace erklärt, dass die physische Lähmung oft durch eine Überschwemmung des Gehirns mit Gedanken und Aufgaben einhergeht, die unbearbeitet bleiben, wie das Durchscrollen im Bett oder das Ignorieren von Hausaufgaben. Sie betont, dass diese Lähmung sowohl physisch als auch mental anstrengend und stressig ist und dass es wichtig ist, Strategien zu entwickeln, um diese Zustand zu überwinden.

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🏃‍♀️ Überwindung der Lähmung mit Techniken und Bewegung

In diesem Absatz präsentiert Candace verschiedene Techniken, um aus der Lähmungszustand herauszukommen. Sie empfiehlt die '5-Second-Rule' von Mel Robbins, die besagt, dass man sich von fünf auf eins zählen sollte, um in Aktion zu treten. Sie erwähnt auch, dass Bewegung und Sport hilfreich sein können, um aus dem Zustand herauszukommen, da sie den Mangel an Neurotransmittern, die für die Konzentration und die Durchführung von Aufgaben notwendig sind, ausgleichen können. Schließlich schlägt sie vor, einen Anruf an einen Freund oder Familienmitglied zu wagen, um durch Ablenkung aus der Lähmung herauszukommen.

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🕒 Nutzen von Zeitdruck und Entscheidungslimits

Candace gibt Tipps für die Überwindung der mentalen Lähmung durch, die oft durch Überlegungen und die Furcht, die falsche Wahl zu treffen, ausgelöst wird. Sie schlägt vor, Zeitdruck zu nutzen, indem man sich selbst eine Frist setzt oder auf die erste Idee setzt, die im Kopf auftaucht, wenn man unter Druck steht. Sie betont, dass es wichtig ist, zwischen wichtigen und unwichtigen Entscheidungen zu unterscheiden und dass man sich an die getroffene Wahl halten sollte, da es keine perfekte Wahl gibt. Sie beendet den Absatz mit der Ermutigung, mit der getroffenen Wahl zufrieden zu sein und die Entscheidung zu akzeptieren.

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Keywords

💡ADHD

ADHD, Abkürzung für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörung, ist eine neurobiologische Störung, die durch Impairments in den Bereichen der Exekutivfunktionen gekennzeichnet ist. Im Video wird ADHD als Grund für das Phänomen der 'Paralysis' diskutiert, da es die Fähigkeit betrifft, Entscheidungen zu treffen oder Aufgaben zu erledigen. Ein Beispiel ist die 'physische Paralysis', in der die Person unfähig ist, sich von ihrem Handy abzuwenden oder die Wäsche zu machen, obwohl dringende Aufgaben auf der To-do-Liste stehen.

💡Paralysis

Im Kontext des Videos bezeichnet 'Paralysis' einen Zustand, in dem eine Person in der Tat oder metaphorisch 'gefangen' ist und nicht in der Lage, Entscheidungen zu treffen oder sich von einer Tätigkeit zu lösen. Es gibt zwei Typen: 'physische Paralysis', wie das stundenlange Herumscrollen auf dem Handy, und 'mentale Paralysis', auch als 'Analysis Paralysis' bekannt, bei der eine Person sich in einer Entscheidungsfindung festklemmt.

💡Exekutive Funktionen

Exekutive Funktionen beziehen sich auf die Fähigkeiten des Gehirns, die für die Planung, Organisation, Entscheidungsfindung und Selbstkontrolle notwendig sind. Im Video wird erwähnt, dass ADHD die Exekutive Funktion beeinträchtigt, was zu Schwierigkeiten bei der Bewältigung von 'Paralysis' führen kann, da die betroffenen Personen Schwierigkeiten haben, Prioritäten zu setzen oder Entscheidungen zu treffen.

💡Überlegung

Die 'Überlegung' bezieht sich auf das Überdenken oder Überprüfen von Entscheidungen. Im Video wird dies als Problem dargestellt, da Personen mit ADHD oft in einem Zustand der 'Überlegung' gefangen sind, was zu einer 'mentalen Paralysis' führt. Das Phänomen wird anhand des Beispiels einer Restaurantbesuches veranschaulicht, bei dem die Person Schwierigkeiten hat, einen Menüeintrag auszuwählen, weil sie sich mit zu vielen Optionen konfrontiert sieht.

💡Fünf-Sekunden-Regel

Die 'Fünf-Sekunden-Regel', eingeführt von Mel Robbins, ist eine Technik, um die 'Paralysis' zu überwinden. Im Video wird sie als effektive Methode beschrieben, um aus dem Zustand der Inaktivität herauszutreten, indem man mit dem Zählen rückwärts von fünf auf eins übergeht und dann die geplante Aktion ausführt. Das Zählen soll dabei helfen, die Initiative zu ergreifen und die Tätigkeit zu beginnen, anstatt weiterhin in der Paralysis gefangen zu sein.

💡Übung

Im Video wird empfohlen, Übungen durchzuführen, um aus dem Zustand der 'physischen Paralysis' herauszukommen. Durch Bewegung kann die Produktion von Neurotransmittern im Gehirn stimuliert werden, die für die Aufmerksamkeit und die Durchführung von Aufgaben notwendig sind. Ein Beispiel ist das Durchführen von Jumping Jacks, um den Körper in Bewegung zu bringen und die Paralysis zu überwinden.

💡Perfektionismus

Perfektionismus ist das Streben nach der最优决策 oder Leistung ohne Fehler. Im Video wird darauf hingewiesen, dass viele Menschen mit ADHD Tendenzen zum Perfektionismus aufweisen, was dazu führt, dass sie bei der Entscheidungsfindung oft blockiert werden. Das Bewusstsein für diesen Zustand kann helfen, Entscheidungen schneller und selbstbewusster zu treffen.

💡Entscheidungswert

Der 'Entscheidungswert' bezieht sich auf die Bedeutung einer Entscheidung im Leben einer Person. Im Video wird empfohlen, Entscheidungen nach ihrem Wert zu bewerten, um die Zeit, die darauf verwendet wird, effektiver zu steuern. Ein Beispiel ist das Setzen eines Zeitlimits für die Auswahl eines Netflix-Films, da diese Entscheidung im Großen und Ganzen unwesentlich ist.

💡Mind-Mapping

Mind-Mapping ist eine Methode, Ideen und Informationen visuell zu organisieren. Im Video wird vorgeschlagen, Mind-Maps zu verwenden, um die Überlegungen für eine Entscheidung visuell darzustellen und dadurch die 'mentale Paralysis' zu überwinden. Dies hilft, die Übersicht zu behalten und die Entscheidungsfindung zu erleichtern.

💡Deadline

Eine 'Deadline' ist eine Frist oder ein Zeitlimit für die Erfüllung einer Aufgabe oder Entscheidung. Im Video wird empfohlen, sich selbst eine Deadline zu setzen, um die Entscheidungsfindung zu beschleunigen und die 'Paralysis' zu vermeiden. Dies fördert die Disziplin, Entscheidungen zu treffen, auch wenn sie als schwierig empfunden werden.

Highlights

Candace introduces the topic of ADHD paralysis and her aim to share tips on overcoming it.

Defines ADHD paralysis, including both physical and mental forms, and their impact on daily life.

Explains the concept of 'analysis paralysis' and its prevalence among individuals with ADHD.

Describes the physical manifestation of ADHD paralysis, such as being unable to move from a task like scrolling on a phone.

Discusses the mental aspect of ADHD paralysis, which involves overthinking and difficulty making decisions.

Mentions the impact of ADHD on executive functions and its link to paralysis behaviors.

Introduces Mel Robbins and the 'Five Second Rule' as a technique to overcome physical paralysis.

Advises exercise as a method to combat the lethargic state caused by ADHD paralysis.

Suggests calling a friend or family member as a distraction to break free from paralysis.

Recommends using nursery rhymes or tapping to make small decisions when overwhelmed by choices.

Advocates using time pressure to make quick decisions as a way to overcome mental paralysis.

Candace talks about setting time limits for making decisions to prevent overthinking.

Encourages viewers to differentiate between high-value and low-value decisions to manage mental paralysis.

Suggests creating mind maps to visualize thoughts and manage overwhelming information.

Advises talking through decisions with others to gain clarity and avoid being stuck in paralysis.

Candace emphasizes the importance of being okay with the decisions made and not striving for perfection.

Concludes with a personal note on embracing imperfection and the decision to accept the current filming outcome.

Transcripts

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hey guys welcome back to my channel i'm

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candace and i help girls and women who

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have adhd understand and manage their

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brain today we'll be talking about adhd

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paralysis and how to overcome it if you

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experience the same thing as i do i'll

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be defining what i mean by adhd

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paralysis or analysis paralysis as some

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call it

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and i'll be talking to you about the two

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types of paralysis that there are namely

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physical paralysis and mental paralysis

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and how to overcome them so i'll give

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you all my

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hacks tips tricks that i've developed

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and that i you know put in action every

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time i face this actually not every time

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i want to say i'm not perfect so

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sometimes obviously i get stuck for a

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long time but this is why i'm making

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this video is because i realized

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how much time i was wasting by being

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in this paralysis state you'll see what

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i mean by this but you know it's useful

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to have some some tools to get out of

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the state and move on

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so what i mean by agg paralysis is a

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state where you're stuck

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in front of a decision you have to make

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or you're physically stuck by which i

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mean you are literally unable to move

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and you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck

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on a meaningless task like scrolling on

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your phone so that's the first thing i

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will explain is what is physical

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paralysis for me and how it manifested

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my life physical paralysis for me shows

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up in my life as for example if i'm

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lying on my bed with my phone in my

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hands crawling on social media my room

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is a complete mess it is dirty i need to

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do laundry everything is on the floor on

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my desk so usually that that's the kind

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of situation i will find myself in and

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on top of this i always have like an

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assignment that is due or something

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really urgent that i need to

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be doing instead of scrolling so i don't

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know for example looking for a job which

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is actually my current situation and

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actually inspired me to make this video

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because i find myself with a lot of free

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time

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and so a lot more chances to fall into

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this paralysis when i'm in my room and

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can get very overwhelmed with

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things in general when this happens

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the physical paralysis it's a very

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strange feeling

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of not being able to move being stuck in

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your head being stuck in your mind

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sometimes you're not even conscious of

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it until you realize that you've been on

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your phone for hours and you want to

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move but suddenly you feel like you

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cannot stop what you're doing right now

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and and move on to the next task so it

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can feel very

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stressful overwhelming

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just like you're stuck both physically

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and mentally i'm looking at my notes

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because i'm talking and talking and then

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forgetting what i'm saying so yeah the

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the next thing i wanted to say is

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why is a problem well because it takes a

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lot of your time if you're like me and

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you have those moments when

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you are on your bed doing nothing you

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can be actually anywhere sitting at a

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desk in a cafe any any place and you

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just

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easily happens more for me when i'm at

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home

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but it's just a time where you

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completely disconnect from the world and

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you're in your thoughts and it becomes

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very toxic the longer you do it because

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you know nothing good comes out of

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overthinking and so

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you

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get into this headspace

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where um time just flies and you know

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sometimes you'll see those memes if you

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follow accounts of adc memes this means

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when you're

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when people are like oh i'll start doing

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this at four and then it's for

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405 pm and so they're like you know what

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i'll do it at five it can go on like

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this for hours and usually

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we do this when we're in the state of

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physical paralysis where when we know we

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should be doing something else but we

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have no

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motivation and ability because it's not

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a question of motivation so much when

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it's adhd we just cannot get ourselves

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to move and do the thing

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that is physical

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paralysis so a quick note on what is uh

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paralysis this kind of edu paralysis

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caused by

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both physical and mental

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well if you don't know anything about hd

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adg

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symptoms are caused by impairments in

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four areas of the brain

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one being the prefrontal cortex and it

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causes executive functioning impairments

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do take everything i say here about the

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science of adhd with a grain of salt

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because i'm no professional i'm just

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someone really interested in adhd who

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reads a lot about it but that's a very

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basic understanding of adc that it

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affects our executive functions and that

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is one cause for

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um this kind of behavior the adhd

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process whether mental or physical and

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both are actually kind of linked because

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when you're in physical paralysis it's

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usually happening in your head and

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you're physically paralyzed for some

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reason that i don't know and i couldn't

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find online uh you're unable to move

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physically but it's due to the fact that

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you're

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stuck in your head and

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actually i'm saying i couldn't find

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reasons online but i'm sure it's

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directly linked to the executive

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functioning as well the physical aspect

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of it so anyways that's for the

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scientific side of it

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why it happens so now what is the mental

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paralysis that i was talking about

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before

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and that is usually what people call

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analysis paralysis

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happens a lot more to adhd people than

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other people but it can obviously happen

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to anyone and it's when you get in that

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state of overthinking a decision that

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you need to make

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whether it's a very small and

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meaningless decision or a very

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big

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meaningful decision it can be anywhere

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in the spectrum regardless of this it

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usually people tend to spend a lot of

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time

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thinking about decisions and wondering

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whether they're making the right choice

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or not considering all the aspects all

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the information they're given and

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there's usually an overwhelm of

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information which causes this paralysis

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for me a great example of mental

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paralysis is um

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for instance if i go to the restaurant

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and i'm sitting in from the menu i need

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to pick out a dish from the menu it

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becomes really stressful for me because

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i'm seeing all those options on the menu

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that i could pick

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and so i start wondering which one i

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actually want which one would be the

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healthiest which one costs less more i

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start

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over evaluating all those little in

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pieces of information

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and that is what overwhelms my brain and

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i am always finding myself not able to

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make a decision until the very last

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minute and i will explain why and how

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you can use this to your advantage later

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on in the video so stick around if

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you're interested but basically those

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kinds of situations when you have your

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face with a decision to make and you

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have lots of options and it becomes

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really stressful it can be when you're

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picking a movie on netflix but it can

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also be if you have two options then you

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know it's more meaningful than picking a

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movie on netflix for example if you

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have the choice between going out to see

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one friend and going out to see another

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friend those kinds of decisions that for

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most people i think are quite easy to

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make for someone with adhd it can be

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really painful sometimes

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and so

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the reason why it feels like this it

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feels this way very uneasy

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overwhelming and exhausting

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is because we always um

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we always want to make the right choice

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so for someone with adhd it's very

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difficult to not make a decision based

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on right or wrong we see pretty much

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everything in life as either black or

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white and so when we make any kind of

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decision even on a menu at the

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restaurant

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we still have this notion in our in the

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back of our heads that um

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the the choice we're gonna make is gonna

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determine our happiness on the moment

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which is really not true and we tend to

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realize this when we step out of this

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paralysis but when we're in it it

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becomes really hard and i usually for

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example when i try to pick a dish

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i switch from one to the other i'm never

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sure and in the end i tend to wait until

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the last moment

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and then i freak out and i pick

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something and then i'm good

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well i can regret my choices and i do a

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lot of the time but that is linked to

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perfectionism which is actually

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i think quite related to

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right or wrong black and white vision of

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life

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and we always want to make the perfect

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choice we always want to make

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a choice that is going to look good feel

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good um

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really overall perfect and it sounds

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weird to say like we want to make the

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perfect choice when we're at a

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restaurant and to eat but it's really

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this unconscious

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perfectionism that leads our choices and

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that's why we need to see it for what it

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is and then

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try to step aside from this

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perfectionism if we want to make easy

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choices on things that don't really

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matter in the end

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again i'm looking at my notes but um

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so how does it affect us

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similarly to physical paralysis it makes

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us lose a lot of time and energy i

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usually feel really exhausted when i

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have when i'm faced with a lot of

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choices and this happens every single

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day obviously because you know you

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always need to pick

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between two options or three or four

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whether you want to go to a restaurant

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whether you want to pick a netflix movie

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that's like the two classical examples i

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have but there are so many more and

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every day you're faced with them and you

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need to

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choose quickly because you know most of

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the situations you're faced with are not

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that important in the end they don't

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really define your future or your

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happiness

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so

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that's why it's quite debilitating to

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have always this

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mental chatter in your mind that

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prevents you from choosing quickly and

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efficiently when you're faced with many

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options now the interesting part is what

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you can do about it there's a lot of

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things you can do and i started trying

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different things to see

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how i get out of the state especially

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when i'm in physical state of paralysis

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so one thing i like to do

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and actually when i remember it i do it

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and it works 100 of the time

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so it's a technique um introduced to the

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world i would say by mel robbins and

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it's called the five second rule so

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first of all mayor robbins i talked

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about her she's a motivational speaker

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american woman um she has adhd she never

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really mentions it

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except in one video that is the video

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that led me to get diagnosed myself so

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the book that she wrote is called the

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five second rule and it's called that

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way because she

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explains the principle a very easy

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applicable for any one principle that is

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counting backwards from five to one and

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then do the thing you want to do and she

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mentioned that she was usually stuck in

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the morning she couldn't get up she

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didn't want to get out of bed and i

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think we all whether we have it easy or

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not

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face this struggle in the morning when

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we you know we wake up and we just want

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to stay under the covers

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and i

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used it so many times in the morning

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when i wanted to get up and i was

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feeling

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not lazy but i mean i would say stuck

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um

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i would use the five four three two one

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method and magically it would work i

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cannot explain the psychology behind it

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i think she explains it very well in her

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book or at least she says it's backed up

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by science but somehow it works super

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well for me and whenever i'm in this

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kind of a paralysis state when i can't

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move i want to do something i don't know

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what to start doing i need to just get

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up and do something i usually count

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backwards from five to one and then i

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get up and i do something whether it's

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exercise

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jumping jacks or anything and so that's

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actually my second point the good thing

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you can do when you're in the state and

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you finally get out of it by using the

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five second rule

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is to just go exercise just move your

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body uh if you're in the state it's

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probably because you lack the

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neurotransmitters that your brain needs

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to actually you know pay attention and

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do a task and i made a whole video about

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this that i will link somewhere up there

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about how exercise can benefit your

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brain

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but exercise is a huge help when you're

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in this kind of

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vegetative lethargic state

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so that is my second advice and then the

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third one would be to call a friend or

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someone from your family someone you're

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close to

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because i know that when we're in that

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physical state of paralysis

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we're usually on our phones or tablet or

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computer it's just one click away to

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call a friend or family member and it

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can often

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get you out of this zone because they

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will distract you make you think of

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something else and without even thinking

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about it you'll just get up and start

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doing something so it can be a very good

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help if you're stuck on your phone

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and so now what can you do about the

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mental paralysis so for the small

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decision the one thing i do people don't

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necessarily understand why i do it but i

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do it because i can't make decisions so

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for me it's very clear so i don't feel

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bad about it but this is something you

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can do if you have the same struggle as

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me

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is you use those kinds of kids nursery

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rhymes that we used to do when we're

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small to single out

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you know someone in a team or an element

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of a

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range of options i'm explaining it

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really badly but what i mean is tap on

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the items that are in front of you and

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then you eliminate them one by one i

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narrowed down my choices to four or five

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things could be books movies and then

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i'll just go like

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[Laughter]

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it usually works well at least i let it

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work because either it makes me notice

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that there is one choice that i'm really

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drawn to but i wasn't aware of it

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because i was overthinking too many

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things or it just makes me pick one

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in a randomized manner and so

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then i have my choice done for me the

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second thing

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i talked about previously in the video

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is using time pressure to advantage we

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atg people tend to be really good under

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pressure and we can make split-second

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decisions when we're put under pressure

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and so using time as a way to make a

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decision quickly

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will be very helpful in those moments

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for example again when you're at the

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restaurant that is my

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go-to example because that is the one i

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struggle with the most and uh usually

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when you pick a dish i will simply wait

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until the waitress

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i won't do it on purpose because if i

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know what i want sometimes obviously

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like i know i want this i'll take this

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but most of the time i'm

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hesitating and i don't know what to pick

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i'll just wait for the waitress waiter

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to come

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and then

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when they ask me like they come to me

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they ask everyone at the table then

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they're like what do you want and then i

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will say the first thing that pops up in

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my mind and it will usually be the thing

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that i want the most maybe not the most

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reasonable but the thing that i truly

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want from

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my heart so

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it works quite well

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um

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so that's one thing the time pressure

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you can use to your advantage all the

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time

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and the second thing uh that you can do

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is define if a decision is high value or

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low value

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if it's meaningful or meaningless to

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your life or role what i mean by this is

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for example picking the next fix movie

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you're going to watch at night or a dish

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at the restaurant or wine or anything

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that

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is

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such a small meaningless decision you

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shouldn't spend a lot of time on it and

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so what you can do is just set yourself

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a time limit basically you say okay i

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have five minutes now to choose a movie

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you see a few ones that interest you

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you're like okay maybe that one maybe

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that one when you get to the end you

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just make your choice and you watch that

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movie and you don't question it anymore

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because the thing is it's not going to

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matter in the end what you watch on

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netflix one night

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and uh i i don't know where i saw this i

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saw this i guess like in a blog post

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somewhere um they were saying it's crazy

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how much time people take to pick a

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movie

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and

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sometimes they take even more time to

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pick the movie than to actually watch it

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anyways i think it's really interesting

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sociological

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example but in terms of

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analysis paralysis just set yourself a

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limit and then go with the last choice

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or the first

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just

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do it so my advice for difficult

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situations is basically get out of your

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head put everything on paper i like

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doing mind maps it makes me visualize

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what i have in mind because i usually

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get really lost in my thoughts and just

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overwhelmed with all the information

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that's

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to be taken into account so if i do my

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maps i can see clearly i can link things

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i can color code and i see

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very well where i'm going

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and the second thing would be to talk

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about it to someone again it's really

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useful to just talk it out get it out of

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your head

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talk to your friend talk to family

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member

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someone who can help you figure it out

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and ultimately just give yourself

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a deadline again for making this

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decision if it's an important decision

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or even if it's a decision about going

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to see one front or the other because

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that can seem ridiculous but sometimes a

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lot of the time it happens to me where i

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spend a lot of time

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you know

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trying to figure out what should i do

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should i go see this friend should i go

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do this

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what's the right choice basically and um

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sometimes i just have to tell myself

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okay you know

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it doesn't really matter if you do one

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thing or the other so just pick a time

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and then choose and stick to it that's

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the most important thing and i guess

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that links to my final advice which is

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be okay with the decision you make in

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the end there is no perfect decision and

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we just need to be okay with the fact

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that the decisions we take the decisions

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we make

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are

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good because we chose them and that's

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very important for anyone who has adhd

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and who is a perfectionist a lot of adhd

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people are perfectionists so i think it

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applies to a lot of you

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and that is i think the the best advice

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i can give you is that most of the time

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it doesn't even matter so just pick

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something

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stick to it and your life will be so

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much easier if you just make those small

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decisions quicker faster and in a way

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where you're confident with your choices

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that's it for this video guys i've been

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filming this outro for literally 55

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times now and um

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i've decided that i don't want it to be

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perfect anymore i'll just go with what i

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make right now so i'm sorry with the

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weird light situation i know it's been

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really harsh on my face it's the first

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time i film in a dark setting

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so thank you for bearing with me until

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