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Oct 2024
24m 40s

Adult ADHD Tips – Why Tracking Works

Michael Joseph Ferguson
About this episode
Adult ADHD ADD Tips and Support Podcast - A Podcast for Neurodivergent Creatives. Why Tracking Works. This podcast is an audio companion to the book "The Drummer and the Great Mountain - A Guidebook to Transforming Adult ADD / ADHD."
In this episode, we'll discuss why the process of "tracking" is so valuable. This episode also comes with what we're calling the "Ultimate Tracking Sheet" and how to use it. Specifically, we'll discuss:

Why use tracking?
What are the most important metrics to track?
When is the best time of day to do this
How to use our free tracking sheet PDF

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

(Workshop) ADHD Mind Mapping Masterclass
(PDF) Tracking Sheet
(Charity) Beloved Asheville - Disaster Relief in Asheville, NC
(Charity) River Art District Rebuild Fund, Asheville, NC


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http://www.drummerandthegreatmountain.com/adult-adhd-add-podcast
>> Take the ADHD Hunter-type Quiz
Outro voice over by Lauren Regan. 
Intro and outro music by Bahman Sarram
For more info, visit: http://www.DrummerAndTheGreatMountain.com
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