Executive Dysfunction Cheat Sheet

Not being able to begin is not one problem. It is several — activation, working memory, task initiation, emotional weight — and each responds to something different.

This sheet names them plainly and offers one small, specific move for each, so you can find your kind of stuck and act without first understanding yourself perfectly.

Inside

Six kinds of stuck, named in ordinary language
One small move for each
A short script for asking someone to body-double
A page on why willpower was never the missing piece

This one is still being typeset — it will appear here shortly.

Added 8 July 2026

If this one helped

A few others from the shelves that tend to sit well beside it.

Checklists

Phone Detox Checklist

Not a ban. A short list of quiet changes that make your phone less loud, kept realistic on purpose.

Daily Life

5 Minute Brain Reset

What to do when your mind is loud and the day is still going. Five minutes, one page, no equipment.

Templates

Focus Sprint Printable

A single sheet for one short stretch of work: what you're doing, what you're not, and where to put the distractions.

If these pages help, there is a longer one.

It's Not Laziness, It's ADHD is the notebook these resources were drawn from — written slowly, for women who are tired of feeling behind.

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