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ADHD Life: Overcoming Executive Dysfunction is Counterintuitive!

People with ADHD are often told that they "just need to get organized" and focus, and to "just pick something and get started on it." Goodness

Alternate Blog Maintenance...

I spent quite a bit of time today working on one of my other blogs that has nothing to do with hive. About 13 years ago I actually started a separate website and

Mi introducción: Integración y contribución como objetivos 🇪🇸 ထ 🇺🇸 My Introduction: Integration and Contribution as Objectives

Buenos... días / tardes / noches (según corresponda). Soy @richard-mvm (Richard GC en Facebook). Vivo en Cuba 🇨🇺 (aunque próximamente viviré en España 🇪🇸), y

Two Mornings, One Decision

I woke up already behind. Before my feet even hit the floor, my brain was running through everything I needed to get done that day, and my body wasn't cooperating

Focus and Consistency

Some things are just difficult to explain to people. Like why you don't seem able to concentrate, and why you "don't just apply yourself" when your mind

Bahcok 🐔

Last year I had visited a few times a therapist to speak on what the hell I might have. I needed a second opinion apart from my own. For many years I knew something

Finding my Way Among the Squirrels and Bunnies

I really feel like squirrels and rabbit have conspired against me lately. Squirrels distracting me towards cute bunnies, then shoving me down rabbit holes. They

Softly Glaring

Softly Glaring Softly Glaring digital drawing 2026 Spring is finally here, just past easter time. Not that the winter this time felt particularly long, it felt very

Hello Hive — A Neurodivergent Parent Finding My Voice

Hello Hive! I’m excited (and a little nervous) to finally introduce myself. I’m a neurodivergent parent navigating life, family, routines, chaos, creativity, and

My Misguided Brain: Advances in Neuroscience

I'm glad to be able to say that it has been a very long time since I last heard somebody call psychology "basically a mumbo jumbo field." I'm also very

The Lavender Vest, Part Two: Frogging, Feelings, and My Impending Villain Era

The lavender vest has been frogged three times. Three. If this yarn had any self-respect, it would’ve filed for a restraining order by now. But no. We’re

Knitting, ADHD, and the "Don’t Let Me Quit" Safety Net

Tonight, I cast on a lavender vest. On paper, that’s a simple sentence. In reality? It was a psychological thriller. It started with five skeins of gorgeous lavender

Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders

Figure 1. Shared genetic risk across 14 psychiatric disorders. This diagram illustrates the five major genetic factors identified in the study: Compulsive Disorders,

Daydreaming

Image AI generated. I caught myself daydreaming again. Just staring out the window letting my mind wander wherever it wanted to go. Used to do this all the time

Fiber Arts, Ethical AI, and Why My Assistants Can’t Knit Socks

I recently attended the Global Business Plaza and sat in on a session called Ask Peggy. As always, Peggy makes us think whether we like it or not. That conversation

Best Nootropic for creative writing? Tips for upping Spanish game? 🎙️ February Biohacking Q&A #5

Invigorated by a rolling tantric "ohm," I answer questions about... 1:48 Hacking attention deficit 7:25 Best Nootropic for creative writing? 15:16 Tianeptine

Dimnished Attention: A Poetry On ADHD

Wavering in spirals, Twitching with fervor & delight. We move fast, Novelty becomes The thread Of indefinite Rapture. Non can access it, Far beyond miles Yet

Drowning in the Oceans of Negative News

Gloom and doom. It seems to be everywhere, these days. Perhaps ”these days” is a bit of an overstatement given that the popular statement of the news industry and

Brains That Work a Little Differently

Perhaps the best — or most significant — piece of advice I have received came several decades ago when someone assured me that "there is no such thing as

The Support & Kindness Podcast – Episode 2

What Do You Do When You Feel Overwhelmed? Content advisory: This post discusses anxiety, overstimulation, and coping with mental health challenges. A reflection