How to Be Productive With ADHD (Without Any Apps or Hacks)

Victoria here, Girlboss’ executive editor. 👋

Get this: The percentage of women ages 23 to 49 who were newly diagnosed with ADHD nearly doubled between 2020 and 2022, according to this study. 🤯 With the influx of midlife diagnoses, a lot of women are realizing that the traditional productivity advice they’ve been following their whole careers might not actually work for them. So when one reader wrote in saying they feel “bad” at being productive because of their ADHD, I knew we had to dig into it. Scroll down for an expert’s take. 👇

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