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Alternative to Habits for Creative Brains with ADHD Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Creative Pep Talk

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If you struggle to make changes in your life and hate trying to create new positive habits, this episode is for you!

ADHD Neuroscientist Anne-Laure LeCunff has a totally different approach that is fun and friendly to creative neurodivergent brains!

We also talk about why following your curiosity is so key to charting your path.

This is life changing stuff! Tune in!

SHOW NOTES:
Anne-Laure LeCunff
https://anne-laure.net

Tiny Experiments Book
https://nesslabs.com/retailers

Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Spotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZI...

20 Comments

@j.d.cunegan302 3 days ago

"I still learned, so I win."

I love that mindset. ❤

@vforvibrant 1 day ago

the pact is such a powerful move!! i can only sustain a "habit" for a few days before i get bored or i have a hormonal shift that requires something different from me and the routines i follow. this feels like an agreement i can make with myself to build trust with myself instead of always disappointing myself because i'm expecting too much from me. thank you so much for sharing

@SweetlyDarkArt 2 days ago

I saw a saying quite a while back now that I've written down and even painted into little paintings - "Either you Succeed or you Learn." There is no fail, not really, just learning how to do things better.

@infiniteinspirationmultimagic 3 days ago

Yes! Be aware that you can design your own creative process ✨️ art games ✨️ nebulistic note taking. Fun way of playing alien on earth, or keeping a log, noting time and the weather changes, feelings, thoughts, whatever you are doing...
Committing to your curiosity! Nice way of putting it.

@the-final-em 3 days ago (edited)

Oooh I really liked this! I've started getting into my fall mode of New Years Resolution brainstorming and it would be neat to do something like "A year of experiments" instead of "A YEAR OF EVERLASTING COMMITMENTS"

@valoriebroderick 3 days ago

Just got diagnosed with ADHD and trying to figure out how to move forward in a way that works for me. Love this! Thanks!

@RJones-tn5vg 2 days ago

I love the idea of a time bound experiment with observation, analysis and reflection afterwards.

@Bard_Mario 4 days ago

Love her book. Helped me alot. Thanks for bringing her on❤️❤️

@patrickmoates8030 44 minutes ago

Thank you for this podcast. It's really helpful.

@Sleepgeography 3 days ago

Mind literally blown! I kiddyou not: I am picking up the pieces of my mind as we speak! It's all over the place from amazement at this episode. So cool to see that some of the strategies that I created for myself to start studying again at 35 (after failing in a really scenic and comical way in my 20s), or to start new artistic endeavours, or simply stick to it long enough until it's done... are actual real things that a neuroscientist backs up and advocates for! OMG! Thank you so much Anne-Laure and Andy! Another gem of an episode.

@venus2924-z2y 3 days ago

I wasn’t planning to take Anwen Reid’s anxiety quiz, but after seeing it mentioned three times today, curiosity finally won. I don’t normally care about online quizzes, but people are being strangely specific about their results, which makes this one harder to ignore.