The Art of Misinformation (Rebroadcast)
Hacking Your ADHD
Hey Team! Welcome back to a special encore presentation of Hacking Your ADHD. I’m dipping into the archives this week to bring back an episode that has only become more relevant since it first aired. We’re talking about misinformation—a topic that feels like it should be easy to define and identify, but as we know, the ADHD brain loves a rabbit hole, and not every rabbit hole leads to the truth. We’ve all seen those posts online where we roll our eyes and think, “How does anyone actually fall for this?” But here’s the kicker: that exact feeling of immunity is...
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Research Recap with Skye: Time Perception in Children with ADHD
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Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD. I'm your host, William Curb, and I have ADHD. On this podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practices to help you work with your ADHD brain. Today, I'm joined by Skye Waterson for our Research Recap series. In this series, we take a look at a single research paper and dive into what the paper says, how it was conducted, and any practical takeaways we can find. In this episode, we're discussing a paper called "Time Perception in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Does Task Matter? A Meta-Analysis Study." This study...
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Putting the Hyper in Hypersensitive (Rebroadcast)
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We’re diving back into the archives today to revisit one of our most-requested episodes. Does the hum of the refrigerator feel like a jet engine? Does a scratchy shirt tag ruin your entire afternoon? You aren't alone. With ADHD, our "filters" often don't work the way we want them to. We can’t simply ignore the background noise or the overwhelming scent of a neighbor's perfume. In this encore presentation, we explore the world of hypersensitivity and what it means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) while navigating ADHD. In this episode, we revisit: Why our brains struggle to...
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Important But Not Urgent (Rebroadcast)
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Research Recap with Skye: Hay Fever and ADHD
Hacking Your ADHD
Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD. I'm your host, William Curb, and I have ADHD. On this podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practices to help you work with your ADHD brain. Today, I'm joined by Skye Waterson for our Research Recap series. In this series, we take a look at a single research paper and dive into what the paper says and how it was conducted, and try to find any practical takeaways. In this episode, we're going to be discussing a paper called "Bidirectional Association Between Allergic Rhinitis and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review and...
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Beyond the Labels: Queerness and ADHD Unpacked with Rachel Scanlon (Rebroadcast)
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Getting Focused with Shane Thrapp (Rebroadcast)
Hacking Your ADHD
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Research Recap with Skye: Multitreatment of ADHD
Hacking Your ADHD
Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD. I’m your host, William Curb, and I have ADHD. On this podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practices to help you work with your ADHD brain. Today, I’m joined by Skye Waterson for our Research Recap series. In this series, we look at a single research paper—or, in today’s case, multiple papers—and dive into what they say, how they were conducted, and try to find practical takeaways. The first paper we’re discussing is called "The MTA at Eight Years: Prospective Follow-Up of Children Treated for Combined-Type ADHD in a Multisite Study." This...
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The Physics of Easy Discipline with Jia Jiang
Hacking Your ADHD
Hey Team! I’ve been on a bit of a break this summer, but I wanted to help celebrate International ADHD Awareness Day by dropping a new episode. We often think that achieving big things requires feeling miserable during the process. We buy into the myth that if a task isn't agonizing, it isn’t worth the time we put into it. My guest today is Jia Jiang, an expert in rejection resilience, a Duke MBA graduate, and the founder of Wuju Learning. After stepping away from a stable corporate career at Dell and LinkedIn to launch a tech startup, Jia realized his deepest bottleneck wasn't a lack of...
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ADHD and Pregnancy with Dusty Chipura (Rebroadcast)
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Today, we are dipping into the archives to revisit one of our most important and requested conversations. We’re joined by Dusty Chipura, a passionate advocate and ADHD Coach, to explore the often-overlooked world of ADHD and pregnancy. Even if you aren’t currently pregnant or planning to be, the insights shared here regarding healthcare gaps and self-advocacy are vital for everyone in the ADHD community. Since this episode first aired, the need for better information has only grown, making Dusty’s expertise as relevant today as ever. Sign up for my Newsletter: Have a...
info_outlineHey Team!
Welcome back to a special encore presentation of Hacking Your ADHD.
I’m dipping into the archives this week to bring back an episode that has only become more relevant since it first aired. We’re talking about misinformation—a topic that feels like it should be easy to define and identify, but as we know, the ADHD brain loves a rabbit hole, and not every rabbit hole leads to the truth.
We’ve all seen those posts online where we roll our eyes and think, “How does anyone actually fall for this?”
But here’s the kicker: that exact feeling of immunity is what makes us vulnerable. When we think we’re too smart to be fooled, we stop looking for the subtle stuff. We stop looking for the information that "rhymes" with the truth—the kind of stuff that’s just close enough to be believable but just far enough off to be dangerous.
With the explosion of ADHD content on social media, we have more access to help than ever before, but we’re also swimming in a sea of oversimplifications. Today, we’re revisiting the rules of engagement for evaluating what you see on your feed.
Revisiting the Top Tips:
As you listen to this rebroadcast, keep these three guardrails in mind:
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Credibility is Key: Always verify the source, especially when it involves health or medication. It’s easy for a "fact" to go viral when it’s wrapped in a relatable meme, but relatability doesn't equal accuracy.
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Look for the "Why": Most misinformation doesn’t come from a place of malice; it comes from oversimplification or well-meaning errors. People (including me!) make mistakes. Being vigilant doesn't mean being cynical; it just means being careful with your mental health.
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The "Compared to What?" Filter: To get the full context of any advice, ask yourself: Compared to what? Is this tip a universal truth, or just something that worked for one person in one specific context? Focus on the big wins that actually move the needle for you, rather than getting bogged down in the minutiae.