Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD | Jesse J. Anderson
Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD | Jesse J. Anderson
This book isn't a stuffy, clinical rundown of ADHD. It's more like a friendly chat over coffee with a good friend who gets it. We'll unravel some of the myths and mysteries of the ADHD mind, learn why most self-help strategies don't work for us, and how we can develop strategies that work with our brain instead of against it.
Written by an adult with ADHD for adults with ADHD, this empowering book provides the compassionate understanding and practical strategies you need to stop struggling and start thriving.
Jesse J. Anderson draws from his personal journey of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult to offer encouragement, motivation, and strategies tailored for ADHD brains.
You’ll discover:
- The 4 Cs of Motivation framework for driving action and building momentum
- Practical advice for developing habits and routines that don't feel like cruel and unusual punishment
- Tips for managing your energy and avoiding ADHD burnout
- Navigating the clockless mind, including strategies for time estimation and managing chronic lateness
- Memory techniques to stop losing track of tasks, ideas, and your car keys
- Strategies for coping with success amnesia, imposter syndrome, rejection sensitivity, and shame spirals
Extra Focus is your personal roadmap to understanding and living with adult ADHD. It's a no-judgement zone filled with understanding and guidance from someone who understands what it's like to live with ADHD (in a world that doesn't seem to understand it).
Written in a warm, down-to-earth style, Extra Focus serves as an essential guide to understanding your neurodivergence and taking control of your ADHD rather than letting it control you. Find motivation in understanding how your brain works. Discover brain hacks that make productivity and organization feel possible.
About the Author
Jesse J. Anderson currently lives in Puyallup, WA with his wife and three children. He wears multiple hats as a writer, speaker, coach, ADHD advocate, and maker of things. Diagnosed at 36, Jesse writes about his insights and experiences living with ADHD in the weekly newsletter, Extra Focus (extrafocus.com), helping countless readers navigate their own ADHD journeys or better understand their loved ones. He is known for his humorous, relatable, and insightful posts about ADHD under the handle @adhdjesse, and has been featured in publications including Today and Huff Post.