The ADHD Body Double: A Unique Tool for Getting Things Done

Can something as simple as another person’s presence make it easier to stay on task? While there’s no research to prove its effectiveness, ADHD body doubling is helping many people get things done – starting with my client, David. When I first met David, he was a retired vice president of a major corporation. In his “retirement,” he ran three businesses out of his home office, two of them overseas. Observing David in his workspace, I found him to be quite organized. He wasn’t sitting eyeball-high in papers. In fact, he hardly had any papers around him at all. He had working systems in place, but felt terribly disorganized and distracted. David contacted me because I specialize in coaching adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). During my twenty-three years of coaching, I have gathered many tools and strategies for helping clients accomplish desired change and create order out of chaos. The tool I want to share with you today is one born of the unique mix of c ... Read full article.