ADHD Open Space Podcast

The Maxims of ADHD

A lot of maxims, truisms, corollaries, and such got left on the metaphorical cutting room floor. In the interest of completeness and inclusion, here are some of the related phenomena that have…

S3E1 The Axioms of ADHD

Originally published as an article on Medium.com . For the last few months I've been writing down things that help me function with ADHD. These were short phrases, kind of like mantras: hurrying is…

Grace & Discipline with ADHD (Part Two)

originally written for Medium • Photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash If you know, you know. And that changes pretty much everything. "Suddenly, so much of my life made so much more sense." That's the…

S1 Grace and Discipline with ADHD (Part one)

originally written for Medium.com • Photo by Keagan Henman on Unsplash The Deeper Long-Term Effects of Late-Diagnosis ADHD I was interviewed recently by the hosts of a decluttering podcast (link to…

S1 Your Productivity Tools and Hacks Are Useless Without This One Thing.

originally published on Medium.com I learned the hard way, so maybe you won't have to. I write a lot about productivity tools and methods. I've written about time management and project planning and…

S1E24 How TIIMO Can Help You Manage Your Time and Relieve ADHD Anxiety

Raise your hand if any of these phrases sound familiar: "Oh, %$#@, it started five minutes ago!" "Wait — that was today?" "This is taking forever. How can it not be over yet?" "Guess I'm just…

S2E1 The 3-Step Foolproof Way to Find Lost Things When You Have ADHD

drawing by the author using Adobe Fresco #byHumansForHumans #noAI Raise your hand if you've ever found yourself rummaging through drawers, wandering through room after room in your house, checking…

S1E31 Five Things You're Guaranteed to Get at the ADHD Open Space

Transcript: Welcome to the ADHD Open Space Podcast. My name is Gray Miller, and I will be your host and facilitator as we explore ideas, workarounds, accommodations, and other aspects of being…

ADHD: The Scattering

Let me tell you about the winter when the Idea Monster came and sat in his brain and almost kept the last five NaPodPoMo podcasts from happening. And also…about the fun game about ADHD that I'm…

S1E11 ADHD in Relationships: Interview with my partner, Natasha

This was a hard one to post, because my partner is loving and honest and so there are parts of this interview that my brain tells me will make you hate me. But authenticity is important, as is trust,…

S1E10 How My ADHD Brain Created a Nightmare of Social Anxiety

After my diagnosis, even my dreams make more sense. Sort of. Note: all people mentioned in this article are fictitious constructs of my subconscious brain. Even the one who is real. Since my…

S1E10 The Dangerously Addictive Law of Mobility

Made for Open Space. But tempting for the world... Here's the thing about Open Space: aside from providing people with the oppor- tunity to share the things they're passionate about, it also provides…

S1E9 The Four Principles of Open Space

Whoever. Whatever. Whenever. It's Over. That's what makes it all work. My elevator pitch on Open Space goes something like this: "You know how regular conventions give you a program that tells you…

S1E9 Why Open Space Events are Tailor-Made for People with ADHD

Including some thoughts on overcoming impostor syndrome as a professional. I actually wrote an entire article about this on October 25th, 2023, and posted it both to my Medium account and to the ADHD…

S1E8 The Least Helpful Advice I've Ever Been Given About ADHD

Please stop telling me my brain has a "Special Superpower." "I'm a fish in a forest." I'm pretty sure at some point I'm going to make t-shirts with this statement. It's my reaction to the…

S1E7 From Now to Not-Now: ADHD and Temporal Discounting

The many ways professionals with ADHD find to externalize their executive function and get %$#@ done. TRANSCRIPT OF PODCAST "Hang on a minute," my coworker said through the zoom. "I need to take care…

S1E6 ADHD Open Space - Professionals with ADHD Interview with Erotic Artist Nadia Vanilla

S1E3 The GrayDHD Drinking Game

Welcome to my somewhat unconventional journey through adulthood, peppered with the kind of ADHD moments that make you go, "Aha!" So, grab your favorite beverage (I would recommend coffee, the…

Embracing the Journey: Reflections of a Neurodivergent Adult on Late-Diagnosed ADHD

Hello, I'm Gray Miller, and today, I want to share a personal reflection on being a professional adult who was late-diagnosed with ADHD. I'm a cis white male in my mid-fifties from the Midwest, and…

The Reality of Neurodivergence: Knees Don't Lie

You know how ADHD can cause you to do impulsive things? Many years ago, but for several years in a row, I decided to try the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge. You try to write a…