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Perfectionism, not laziness, is often what traps ADHD brains in procrastination and paralysis.

A photography class study found the best work came from students focused on quantity, not perfection.

Giving yourself permission to do something badly is the trick that actually gets you moving.

There are few feelings as frustrating as knowing you're not living up to your potential. As people get older and the sense of time running out sets in, watching their potential slip through their fingers becomes an almost physical pain.

In my experience, no one feels that more acutely, or more often, than people with a late diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Through my research into female ADHD entrepreneurs, I've interviewed dozens of women with a late diagnosis, and the question that comes up again and again is this: Why can't I get my sh*t together?

Yes, a little crass. But I've heard some version of it from every kind of woman—business owners, stay-at-home mums, high-functioning women you'd never suspect are quietly drowning in guilt over everything they know they're capable of but........

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