Chris Waterguy – coaching neurodivergent professionals
@chriswaterguy.bsky.social
ADHD business and life coach. Understanding of neurodivergence.
I believe in community and in science communication.
Sydney 🇦🇺
Rationality, post-rationalist, EA-adjacent, TPOT-ish.
I believe in community and in science communication.
Sydney 🇦🇺
Rationality, post-rationalist, EA-adjacent, TPOT-ish.
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Lots of people getting this and no one knows why lol.
Ignoring it until and unless they give a good reason
(and I might still say no, because I want a small security attack surface)
Ignoring it until and unless they give a good reason
(and I might still say no, because I want a small security attack surface)
January 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Lots of people getting this and no one knows why lol.
Ignoring it until and unless they give a good reason
(and I might still say no, because I want a small security attack surface)
Ignoring it until and unless they give a good reason
(and I might still say no, because I want a small security attack surface)
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January 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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I love this.
But also, pause and try a strategy. Laughs are good but beware of reinforcing your helplessness.
But also, pause and try a strategy. Laughs are good but beware of reinforcing your helplessness.
Gemma Correll, British cartoonist who currently lives and works in California #WomensArt #Backtowork
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I love this.
But also, pause and try a strategy. Laughs are good but beware of reinforcing your helplessness.
But also, pause and try a strategy. Laughs are good but beware of reinforcing your helplessness.
A lot of my Bluesky feed is rage about the USA's politics, corruption and state violence.
I share the rage! Strength to your arm. Organise and oppose.
I share the rage! Strength to your arm. Organise and oppose.
January 8, 2026 at 1:27 AM
A lot of my Bluesky feed is rage about the USA's politics, corruption and state violence.
I share the rage! Strength to your arm. Organise and oppose.
I share the rage! Strength to your arm. Organise and oppose.
"…when I see you
walking by the river, a step from me,
there is this great kindness everywhere:
now in the grace of the world and always."
A poem by Tom Paulin, "A Lyric Afterwards"
walking by the river, a step from me,
there is this great kindness everywhere:
now in the grace of the world and always."
A poem by Tom Paulin, "A Lyric Afterwards"
January 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
"…when I see you
walking by the river, a step from me,
there is this great kindness everywhere:
now in the grace of the world and always."
A poem by Tom Paulin, "A Lyric Afterwards"
walking by the river, a step from me,
there is this great kindness everywhere:
now in the grace of the world and always."
A poem by Tom Paulin, "A Lyric Afterwards"
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Conflicts that are decades old are the story of trauma, vengeance and striving for security.
You don't create peace by making people feel more endangered.
You don't create peace by making people feel more endangered.
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Conflicts that are decades old are the story of trauma, vengeance and striving for security.
You don't create peace by making people feel more endangered.
You don't create peace by making people feel more endangered.
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One day, your brain will say “I feel better! I don’t even need these meds!” And it’s very important that you do not listen 😂
December 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
One day, your brain will say “I feel better! I don’t even need these meds!” And it’s very important that you do not listen 😂
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In the sixth month
of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)
lived happily during the war
of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)
lived happily during the war
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 AM
In the sixth month
of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)
lived happily during the war
of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)
lived happily during the war
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Triggers don't exist to punish us, although it can absolutely feel that way sometimes. Triggers point to our wounds & tell us where gentleness & care is needed inside. I know, the experience sucks. We don't have to love it. But we do have to understand what triggers are & aren't.
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Triggers don't exist to punish us, although it can absolutely feel that way sometimes. Triggers point to our wounds & tell us where gentleness & care is needed inside. I know, the experience sucks. We don't have to love it. But we do have to understand what triggers are & aren't.
Reality: ADHD strategies work very well for many people and circumstances.
(Sleep-deprived, rushed, stressed or otherwise compromised? Your executive functions are compromised.)
But standard neurotypical strategies are often awful for people with ADHD.
(Sleep-deprived, rushed, stressed or otherwise compromised? Your executive functions are compromised.)
But standard neurotypical strategies are often awful for people with ADHD.
Yeah, absolutely. There's a fascinating need among the ADHD community for treatments to 'not work on people without ADHD' so as to more clearly define the condition. I've heard of people being told this by doctors. I've seen no evidence of this existing in my research.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Reality: ADHD strategies work very well for many people and circumstances.
(Sleep-deprived, rushed, stressed or otherwise compromised? Your executive functions are compromised.)
But standard neurotypical strategies are often awful for people with ADHD.
(Sleep-deprived, rushed, stressed or otherwise compromised? Your executive functions are compromised.)
But standard neurotypical strategies are often awful for people with ADHD.
"The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, but also the spirit is weak"
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, but also the spirit is weak"
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This thread is me sharing how I deal with prioritizing self care when I'm too fatigued or depressed to do self-care but I need to do self-care to stop being fatigued/depressed. Breaking it down to be as simple as possible in case you're on your last brain cell (and therefore most in need of it).
November 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This thread is me sharing how I deal with prioritizing self care when I'm too fatigued or depressed to do self-care but I need to do self-care to stop being fatigued/depressed. Breaking it down to be as simple as possible in case you're on your last brain cell (and therefore most in need of it).
Antisemitism is popular again – blatantly so on X, also in right-wing spaces and since 2023 in left-wing spaces too. (Not universal, but not hard to find.)
Jews are unsafe speaking up for Israel, against Israel, for Palestinians or against Palestinians.
Jews are unsafe speaking up for Israel, against Israel, for Palestinians or against Palestinians.
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Antisemitism is popular again – blatantly so on X, also in right-wing spaces and since 2023 in left-wing spaces too. (Not universal, but not hard to find.)
Jews are unsafe speaking up for Israel, against Israel, for Palestinians or against Palestinians.
Jews are unsafe speaking up for Israel, against Israel, for Palestinians or against Palestinians.
Unhinged nonsense.
5 stars, highly recommended.
5 stars, highly recommended.
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Unhinged nonsense.
5 stars, highly recommended.
5 stars, highly recommended.
People believe they cannot learn, and that learning is difficult. Because they were never taught how to learn.
Some of the work I've enjoyed most in the last two years has been coaching neurodivergent students. There is so much we can do to make study and life better for them.
Some of the work I've enjoyed most in the last two years has been coaching neurodivergent students. There is so much we can do to make study and life better for them.
November 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
People believe they cannot learn, and that learning is difficult. Because they were never taught how to learn.
Some of the work I've enjoyed most in the last two years has been coaching neurodivergent students. There is so much we can do to make study and life better for them.
Some of the work I've enjoyed most in the last two years has been coaching neurodivergent students. There is so much we can do to make study and life better for them.
Thinking a lot about connection and wellbeing.
Real connection, a rare thing.
'Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word "love" here not merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace...' – James Baldwin
Real connection, a rare thing.
'Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word "love" here not merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace...' – James Baldwin
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Thinking a lot about connection and wellbeing.
Real connection, a rare thing.
'Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word "love" here not merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace...' – James Baldwin
Real connection, a rare thing.
'Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word "love" here not merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace...' – James Baldwin
For a long time I didn't know what Mark Manson's first book, Models, was about.
Was it "models" as in abstract representations of things or processes, used to improve understanding and make predictions?
Or people paid to look good in (or out of) clothing?
It was the latter :(.
Was it "models" as in abstract representations of things or processes, used to improve understanding and make predictions?
Or people paid to look good in (or out of) clothing?
It was the latter :(.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
For a long time I didn't know what Mark Manson's first book, Models, was about.
Was it "models" as in abstract representations of things or processes, used to improve understanding and make predictions?
Or people paid to look good in (or out of) clothing?
It was the latter :(.
Was it "models" as in abstract representations of things or processes, used to improve understanding and make predictions?
Or people paid to look good in (or out of) clothing?
It was the latter :(.
Motivation is so unreliable.
Helps more to set up my environment to make it easier to do the things that are helpful.
Have a place to put my phone, away from the bed. (And pillow on the floor to toss it onto, out of reach.)
Add resistance to opening social media. Reduce resistance to study.
Helps more to set up my environment to make it easier to do the things that are helpful.
Have a place to put my phone, away from the bed. (And pillow on the floor to toss it onto, out of reach.)
Add resistance to opening social media. Reduce resistance to study.
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Motivation is so unreliable.
Helps more to set up my environment to make it easier to do the things that are helpful.
Have a place to put my phone, away from the bed. (And pillow on the floor to toss it onto, out of reach.)
Add resistance to opening social media. Reduce resistance to study.
Helps more to set up my environment to make it easier to do the things that are helpful.
Have a place to put my phone, away from the bed. (And pillow on the floor to toss it onto, out of reach.)
Add resistance to opening social media. Reduce resistance to study.
Enjoy your new experiences
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Enjoy your new experiences
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November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Gruen transfer is when you enter a store and land in an intentionally confusing layout, that makes you lose track of your intention, leaving you more susceptible to impulsive shopping.
Social media feels the same!
Social media feels the same!
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Gruen transfer is when you enter a store and land in an intentionally confusing layout, that makes you lose track of your intention, leaving you more susceptible to impulsive shopping.
Social media feels the same!
Social media feels the same!
Tell people you appreciate them.
Don't save your words for the funeral.
Don't save your words for the funeral.
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Tell people you appreciate them.
Don't save your words for the funeral.
Don't save your words for the funeral.
I brought you flowers!
I hope your neighbour doesn't mind
(Such a lovely garden)
I hope your neighbour doesn't mind
(Such a lovely garden)
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I brought you flowers!
I hope your neighbour doesn't mind
(Such a lovely garden)
I hope your neighbour doesn't mind
(Such a lovely garden)