Prioritizing your most important tasks can help you get more value from your existing willpower.

Time-blocked calendars are better for planning out your day than a to-do list because they reduce ambiguity.

Customizing our environments is key to achieving better performance.

If you have ADHD, small modifications can make mainstream productivity advice more effective for you.

When someone I love deeply was diagnosed as neurodivergent, I discovered that standard productivity advice, even the heavily researched ideas I promote in my writing, often needs to be customized for people with ADHD.

So for this post, I’ve teamed up with Mark Kennedy, an educator of adjudicated teens and author. Mark was diagnosed with AuDHD (autism ADHD) at the age of 72. Since then, his inspiring research has brought new insights into how neurodivergent people can live happier, more productive lives.

In advocacy for a more inclusive approach to personal development writing, I’ll be sharing three of the most enduring pieces of productivity wisdom—insights that have stood the tests of both scientific rigor and time. Mark will contribute research-based modifications for neurodivergent readers.

Prioritize the Most Important Task (MIT)

Prioritize the Most Important Task (MIT)

If you’ve ever gone on a diet where certain foods were forbidden, you’ve experienced an important reality—human willpower is finite. While it can be replenished by things like a good night’s sleep, it’s possible to run out before the day has ended, affecting your decision-making and performance. In one experiment, people who forced themselves to eat radishes when chocolate was present subsequently quit faster when asked to solve........

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