{"id":64256,"date":"2026-02-11T08:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-get-started-despite-the-adhd-blocking-you\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:02:12","slug":"how-do-you-get-started-despite-the-adhd-blocking-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-get-started-despite-the-adhd-blocking-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you get started despite the ADHD blocking you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Fernando F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Most important is to keep reminding myself the exact bad feeling I have when I don\u2019t do the things I planned or need to do. Also there\u2019s few quotes that helped me &#8211; one is \u201cdo it scared, do it tired, do it sad, do it no matter what becouse u never know when it\u2019s the last time u do it\u201d and the second was a video where people show for example like if u spill a little bit of water, you just spill all the rest and dont drink? Of course not. When u apply your mascarra and make a little mistake and have a spot under eye, you just wipe all of your make-up and dont go out? Of course not.. and etc etc.. and it shows how stupid is it to stop trying when something doesnt go as u planned or like when u step out of your rutine once, it doesnt mean u should stop trying completely.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-3956600332\"><div id=\"thefa-3659900309\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Stop wasting your life<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start living today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Phoenix N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I try to first put it in the calendar to ready my cells around whatever is blocking me, then I assign a fellow ADHD buddy to help me Just Get Started.  Once I start I usually get a lot done. If I don\u2019t finish the task. I plan a Round 2 with the same buddy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fernando F. Most important is to keep reminding myself the exact bad feeling I have when I don\u2019t do the things I planned or need to do. 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