Brendan Mahan
@adhdessentials.bsky.social
ADHD Coach/Consultant/Speaker/Podcaster
Husband, Dad, Son, Friend
Trying to make the world a kinder place
He/Him
Husband, Dad, Son, Friend
Trying to make the world a kinder place
He/Him
Anybody just not wear their glasses on the weekend and during the summer?
(This is a post about ADHD meds.)
(This is a post about ADHD meds.)
February 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Anybody just not wear their glasses on the weekend and during the summer?
(This is a post about ADHD meds.)
(This is a post about ADHD meds.)
Reposted by Brendan Mahan
Most of the time when you clean a room, the mess gets worse before it gets better.
This post is both literal and a metaphor. Use it as you see fit.
This post is both literal and a metaphor. Use it as you see fit.
February 5, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Most of the time when you clean a room, the mess gets worse before it gets better.
This post is both literal and a metaphor. Use it as you see fit.
This post is both literal and a metaphor. Use it as you see fit.
Most of the time when you clean a room, the mess gets worse before it gets better.
This post is both literal and a metaphor. Use it as you see fit.
This post is both literal and a metaphor. Use it as you see fit.
February 5, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Most of the time when you clean a room, the mess gets worse before it gets better.
This post is both literal and a metaphor. Use it as you see fit.
This post is both literal and a metaphor. Use it as you see fit.
In this episode of the ADHD Essentials Pod, I interview Bradley Smith II about how restrictions help ADHD & creativity thrive. We discuss the nature of creativity, ways that ADHD can lead to small scale mourning, and how to set useful limitations.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-x2g8c...
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How Restrictions Help ADHD and Creativity Thrive with Bradley Smith II
In today’s episode, I talk to ADHD coach Bradley Smith II.
Bradley joins the pod to talk about about how restrictions help ADHD and creativity thrive. We discuss the nature of creativity, the ways t...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
In this episode of the ADHD Essentials Pod, I interview Bradley Smith II about how restrictions help ADHD & creativity thrive. We discuss the nature of creativity, ways that ADHD can lead to small scale mourning, and how to set useful limitations.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-x2g8c...
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-x2g8c...
The 2026 "Crush Your ADHD Summit" starts tomorrow and runs all week. 25 experts, myself included, will be presenting on topics that are useful for adults with ADHD.
Mine talk is on how we can use planning for things beyond just productivity.
www.alanpbrown.com/a/2148208829...
Mine talk is on how we can use planning for things beyond just productivity.
www.alanpbrown.com/a/2148208829...
Crush Your ADHD Summit
Want more highly effective yet simple insights and strategies to help you be empowered and successful this year? Join the Crush Your ADHD Summit!
www.alanpbrown.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The 2026 "Crush Your ADHD Summit" starts tomorrow and runs all week. 25 experts, myself included, will be presenting on topics that are useful for adults with ADHD.
Mine talk is on how we can use planning for things beyond just productivity.
www.alanpbrown.com/a/2148208829...
Mine talk is on how we can use planning for things beyond just productivity.
www.alanpbrown.com/a/2148208829...
In which I discuss taking 16 years to accomplish not one, but two! five-year goals.
And share three takeaways from the experience.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-zfemu...
And share three takeaways from the experience.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-zfemu...
Thoughts on ADHD & Goals for 2026
It’s January 10th. By now, odds are you’ve already fallen down on some of your resolutions. To that end, I want to talk about two of my goals that I can almost guarantee were more delayed than yours...
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January 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
In which I discuss taking 16 years to accomplish not one, but two! five-year goals.
And share three takeaways from the experience.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-zfemu...
And share three takeaways from the experience.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-zfemu...
There isn’t a secret bonus final episode of Stranger Things, and you don’t hate the ending as much as you think. You’re just sad the show is over. And that’s okay. You’re allowed.
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
There isn’t a secret bonus final episode of Stranger Things, and you don’t hate the ending as much as you think. You’re just sad the show is over. And that’s okay. You’re allowed.
Idea to stop doomscrolling:
Take a picture of what you'd rather do than doomscrolling - the book you want to read, the place you'd rather walk, whatever - then make that picture the lock screen on your phone.
Take a picture of what you'd rather do than doomscrolling - the book you want to read, the place you'd rather walk, whatever - then make that picture the lock screen on your phone.
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Idea to stop doomscrolling:
Take a picture of what you'd rather do than doomscrolling - the book you want to read, the place you'd rather walk, whatever - then make that picture the lock screen on your phone.
Take a picture of what you'd rather do than doomscrolling - the book you want to read, the place you'd rather walk, whatever - then make that picture the lock screen on your phone.
Got a Zipstring for Christmas. It’s a very ADHD-friendly toy. Surprisingly meditative.
December 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Got a Zipstring for Christmas. It’s a very ADHD-friendly toy. Surprisingly meditative.
When my sons were born, I set a goal to earn my black belt and write a book by the time they turned five. Stuff got in the way and now they’re sixteen.
That said, I earned the black be yesterday and the book comes out in September.
Keep moving forward.
That said, I earned the black be yesterday and the book comes out in September.
Keep moving forward.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
When my sons were born, I set a goal to earn my black belt and write a book by the time they turned five. Stuff got in the way and now they’re sixteen.
That said, I earned the black be yesterday and the book comes out in September.
Keep moving forward.
That said, I earned the black be yesterday and the book comes out in September.
Keep moving forward.
Most of us know we should make a plan for the workday should look like in the morning.
But how many of us plan for what the time at home in the evening should look like at the end of the day?
It's a good idea, and helps to transition to home life.
But how many of us plan for what the time at home in the evening should look like at the end of the day?
It's a good idea, and helps to transition to home life.
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Most of us know we should make a plan for the workday should look like in the morning.
But how many of us plan for what the time at home in the evening should look like at the end of the day?
It's a good idea, and helps to transition to home life.
But how many of us plan for what the time at home in the evening should look like at the end of the day?
It's a good idea, and helps to transition to home life.
It was my absolute honor to moderate a panel on authorship at ADHD Con 2025 with my friends Alan Brown, Caroline Maguire, @adhdjesse.com, and @howtoadhd.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It was my absolute honor to moderate a panel on authorship at ADHD Con 2025 with my friends Alan Brown, Caroline Maguire, @adhdjesse.com, and @howtoadhd.bsky.social.
My parenting philosophy boiled down:
Under respond to the little stuff. It's just a problem to solve -
If we over-respond to the little mistakes kids make when they're little, they'll be less likely to tell us about the big problems they encounter when they get older and we won't be able to help.
Under respond to the little stuff. It's just a problem to solve -
If we over-respond to the little mistakes kids make when they're little, they'll be less likely to tell us about the big problems they encounter when they get older and we won't be able to help.
October 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My parenting philosophy boiled down:
Under respond to the little stuff. It's just a problem to solve -
If we over-respond to the little mistakes kids make when they're little, they'll be less likely to tell us about the big problems they encounter when they get older and we won't be able to help.
Under respond to the little stuff. It's just a problem to solve -
If we over-respond to the little mistakes kids make when they're little, they'll be less likely to tell us about the big problems they encounter when they get older and we won't be able to help.
There are different kids of bandwidth. Cognitive, Social, Emotional, Physical - Emotional bandwidth bleeds into everything.
How do you build and spend your various bandwidths?
How do you build and spend your various bandwidths?
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
There are different kids of bandwidth. Cognitive, Social, Emotional, Physical - Emotional bandwidth bleeds into everything.
How do you build and spend your various bandwidths?
How do you build and spend your various bandwidths?
This isn’t good.
This research from the Boston Fed suggests that inflation expectations may becoming unmoored. That means higher inflation is becoming normalized, which could be own self-fulfilling prophecy on a more sustained bout of inflation.
Here are key takeaways:
Here are key takeaways:
October 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This isn’t good.
My job got easier when I decided that I didn't get paid for the stuff I enjoyed doing, I got paid for the stuff that was hard for me to do. It made the struggle feel more worthwhile.
October 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My job got easier when I decided that I didn't get paid for the stuff I enjoyed doing, I got paid for the stuff that was hard for me to do. It made the struggle feel more worthwhile.
Outstanding! I can’t wait for mine to arrive!
Oops. Forgot the CTA. 😅
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
The Anti-Planner Playing Card Deck & Tutorial Library (Standard Edition)
Do you know what you need to do, but struggle to get yourself to do it? Yeah. Me too. And The Anti-Planner Playing Card Deck is so much more than just a luxury card deck. How? Each deck comes with a p...
anti-planner.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Outstanding! I can’t wait for mine to arrive!
Reposted by Brendan Mahan
Oops. Forgot the CTA. 😅
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
The Anti-Planner Playing Card Deck & Tutorial Library (Standard Edition)
Do you know what you need to do, but struggle to get yourself to do it? Yeah. Me too. And The Anti-Planner Playing Card Deck is so much more than just a luxury card deck. How? Each deck comes with a p...
anti-planner.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Oops. Forgot the CTA. 😅
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
It's important to root out the subtext of the messages being delivered to us - "Tylenol taken during pregnancy causes autism."
The subtext is gross - "Folks with autism are less than, and it's mom's fault." That's bullshit.
The subtext is gross - "Folks with autism are less than, and it's mom's fault." That's bullshit.
September 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's important to root out the subtext of the messages being delivered to us - "Tylenol taken during pregnancy causes autism."
The subtext is gross - "Folks with autism are less than, and it's mom's fault." That's bullshit.
The subtext is gross - "Folks with autism are less than, and it's mom's fault." That's bullshit.
ADHD Cleaning Tip:
Look at the area you're in through your phone's camera. You'll be surprised by what you notice!
Look at the area you're in through your phone's camera. You'll be surprised by what you notice!
September 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
ADHD Cleaning Tip:
Look at the area you're in through your phone's camera. You'll be surprised by what you notice!
Look at the area you're in through your phone's camera. You'll be surprised by what you notice!
Have you ever asked a kid to stop doing something, only yo have them do it a couple more times before actually stopping?
That's not defiance.
It's regulation.
That's not defiance.
It's regulation.
September 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Have you ever asked a kid to stop doing something, only yo have them do it a couple more times before actually stopping?
That's not defiance.
It's regulation.
That's not defiance.
It's regulation.
Saturday is one of the most soul affirming days of my year. www.calmercon.org
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September 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Saturday is one of the most soul affirming days of my year. www.calmercon.org
WORK FROM HOME PEEPS!
Do you keep falling into "productive procrastination" traps where you do chores rather than whatever work-related task he should be doing?
Try picking only one chore that you can use that way. That boundary might just make you more intentional about what you're doing.
Do you keep falling into "productive procrastination" traps where you do chores rather than whatever work-related task he should be doing?
Try picking only one chore that you can use that way. That boundary might just make you more intentional about what you're doing.
August 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
WORK FROM HOME PEEPS!
Do you keep falling into "productive procrastination" traps where you do chores rather than whatever work-related task he should be doing?
Try picking only one chore that you can use that way. That boundary might just make you more intentional about what you're doing.
Do you keep falling into "productive procrastination" traps where you do chores rather than whatever work-related task he should be doing?
Try picking only one chore that you can use that way. That boundary might just make you more intentional about what you're doing.
Reposted by Brendan Mahan
Calmer Con is pleased to welcome the Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education to our Professional Resource Fair. MAGE supports and advocates for the understanding of gifted students and their educational needs.
Learn more about them on 9/6 at Calmer Con: www.calmercon.org/events/calme...
Learn more about them on 9/6 at Calmer Con: www.calmercon.org/events/calme...
August 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Calmer Con is pleased to welcome the Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education to our Professional Resource Fair. MAGE supports and advocates for the understanding of gifted students and their educational needs.
Learn more about them on 9/6 at Calmer Con: www.calmercon.org/events/calme...
Learn more about them on 9/6 at Calmer Con: www.calmercon.org/events/calme...
There might be more interest in film remakes if we call them covers:
Wes Anderson covers "The Three Amigos"
Ryan Coogler covers "Night of the Living Dead"
Kevin Smith covers "My Dinner with Andre"
Taika Waititi covers "Smokey and the Bandit"
Tim Burton covers "A Clock Work Orange"
Wes Anderson covers "The Three Amigos"
Ryan Coogler covers "Night of the Living Dead"
Kevin Smith covers "My Dinner with Andre"
Taika Waititi covers "Smokey and the Bandit"
Tim Burton covers "A Clock Work Orange"
August 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
There might be more interest in film remakes if we call them covers:
Wes Anderson covers "The Three Amigos"
Ryan Coogler covers "Night of the Living Dead"
Kevin Smith covers "My Dinner with Andre"
Taika Waititi covers "Smokey and the Bandit"
Tim Burton covers "A Clock Work Orange"
Wes Anderson covers "The Three Amigos"
Ryan Coogler covers "Night of the Living Dead"
Kevin Smith covers "My Dinner with Andre"
Taika Waititi covers "Smokey and the Bandit"
Tim Burton covers "A Clock Work Orange"