Stina Dahl
@stinadahl.bsky.social
Executive dysfunction is my nemesis, but now I run the show (mostly). Learning to rewire my ADHD brain with books and taking action even when it's scary.
I put the ‘pro’ in procrastination today. Tomorrow I’ll be much less professional.
One «bad» day doesn’t mean it’ll be a bad week.
One «bad» day doesn’t mean it’ll be a bad week.
December 16, 2024 at 10:51 PM
I put the ‘pro’ in procrastination today. Tomorrow I’ll be much less professional.
One «bad» day doesn’t mean it’ll be a bad week.
One «bad» day doesn’t mean it’ll be a bad week.
I've been using Loop earplugs for a week, and here's my verdict.
For many neurodivergent individuals with sensory issues, they could be life-changing. For others, these plugs might simply enhance their sensitivity.
🧵 Here's what I mean:
For many neurodivergent individuals with sensory issues, they could be life-changing. For others, these plugs might simply enhance their sensitivity.
🧵 Here's what I mean:
December 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM
I've been using Loop earplugs for a week, and here's my verdict.
For many neurodivergent individuals with sensory issues, they could be life-changing. For others, these plugs might simply enhance their sensitivity.
🧵 Here's what I mean:
For many neurodivergent individuals with sensory issues, they could be life-changing. For others, these plugs might simply enhance their sensitivity.
🧵 Here's what I mean:
If you don’t realise you’re meant to thrive elsewhere, you might spend your whole life thinking you just need to try harder.
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
—Albert Einstein
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
—Albert Einstein
December 14, 2024 at 2:44 PM
If you don’t realise you’re meant to thrive elsewhere, you might spend your whole life thinking you just need to try harder.
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
—Albert Einstein
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
—Albert Einstein
When you unlock God Mode at 3 a.m. but can’t even find the start button during office hours.
December 13, 2024 at 11:04 PM
When you unlock God Mode at 3 a.m. but can’t even find the start button during office hours.
Just saw Wicked, and I’m so emotional I can barely type through the tears… of disbelief that people can’t hold it for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Bladder training, folks—it’s a thing!
But also tears because so many saw their own struggles in the story. People hugged after. No wonder it hit so hard.
But also tears because so many saw their own struggles in the story. People hugged after. No wonder it hit so hard.
December 12, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Just saw Wicked, and I’m so emotional I can barely type through the tears… of disbelief that people can’t hold it for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Bladder training, folks—it’s a thing!
But also tears because so many saw their own struggles in the story. People hugged after. No wonder it hit so hard.
But also tears because so many saw their own struggles in the story. People hugged after. No wonder it hit so hard.
ADHD taught me this:
Support and acceptance feel good in the moment. But solutions? They’re what feel good in life.
Understanding is the first step — going from “I can’t” to “I’ll find another way” is the real game-changer 💡
📚 Reading daily was my first win. Turning knowledge into action is next.
Support and acceptance feel good in the moment. But solutions? They’re what feel good in life.
Understanding is the first step — going from “I can’t” to “I’ll find another way” is the real game-changer 💡
📚 Reading daily was my first win. Turning knowledge into action is next.
December 11, 2024 at 10:58 PM
ADHD taught me this:
Support and acceptance feel good in the moment. But solutions? They’re what feel good in life.
Understanding is the first step — going from “I can’t” to “I’ll find another way” is the real game-changer 💡
📚 Reading daily was my first win. Turning knowledge into action is next.
Support and acceptance feel good in the moment. But solutions? They’re what feel good in life.
Understanding is the first step — going from “I can’t” to “I’ll find another way” is the real game-changer 💡
📚 Reading daily was my first win. Turning knowledge into action is next.
Reposted by Stina Dahl
The single most effective habit for personal growth:
Start before January 1st.
I’ve spent 3+ years and hundreds of hours testing routines to escape the cycle of self-doubt and failure.
(If you’re tired of broken resolutions, read this) ↓
Start before January 1st.
I’ve spent 3+ years and hundreds of hours testing routines to escape the cycle of self-doubt and failure.
(If you’re tired of broken resolutions, read this) ↓
December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
The single most effective habit for personal growth:
Start before January 1st.
I’ve spent 3+ years and hundreds of hours testing routines to escape the cycle of self-doubt and failure.
(If you’re tired of broken resolutions, read this) ↓
Start before January 1st.
I’ve spent 3+ years and hundreds of hours testing routines to escape the cycle of self-doubt and failure.
(If you’re tired of broken resolutions, read this) ↓
“If you're an overthinker and you know it, raise your hand." (Which one? Left or right? How high? Arm too?)
-Unknown
-Unknown
December 10, 2024 at 10:56 PM
“If you're an overthinker and you know it, raise your hand." (Which one? Left or right? How high? Arm too?)
-Unknown
-Unknown
A few years ago, I couldn't finish a page.
I hated feeling ignorant, so I experimented—formats, genres, focus hacks. It was hard, but it got easier.
991 days ago, I started a streak: 45 minutes of reading every day, no excuses.
It changed how I saw my brain: not broken, just wired differently.
I hated feeling ignorant, so I experimented—formats, genres, focus hacks. It was hard, but it got easier.
991 days ago, I started a streak: 45 minutes of reading every day, no excuses.
It changed how I saw my brain: not broken, just wired differently.
December 9, 2024 at 10:43 PM
A few years ago, I couldn't finish a page.
I hated feeling ignorant, so I experimented—formats, genres, focus hacks. It was hard, but it got easier.
991 days ago, I started a streak: 45 minutes of reading every day, no excuses.
It changed how I saw my brain: not broken, just wired differently.
I hated feeling ignorant, so I experimented—formats, genres, focus hacks. It was hard, but it got easier.
991 days ago, I started a streak: 45 minutes of reading every day, no excuses.
It changed how I saw my brain: not broken, just wired differently.
Having ADHD isn’t a get-out-of-jail-free card.
Statistically, it’s more like a how-I-ended-up-in-jail card.
The good news? We’re not doomed.
Learning self-regulation starts with grace—not guilt. One pause, one choice at a time.
It’s not easy, but neither is jail.
Statistically, it’s more like a how-I-ended-up-in-jail card.
The good news? We’re not doomed.
Learning self-regulation starts with grace—not guilt. One pause, one choice at a time.
It’s not easy, but neither is jail.
December 8, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Having ADHD isn’t a get-out-of-jail-free card.
Statistically, it’s more like a how-I-ended-up-in-jail card.
The good news? We’re not doomed.
Learning self-regulation starts with grace—not guilt. One pause, one choice at a time.
It’s not easy, but neither is jail.
Statistically, it’s more like a how-I-ended-up-in-jail card.
The good news? We’re not doomed.
Learning self-regulation starts with grace—not guilt. One pause, one choice at a time.
It’s not easy, but neither is jail.
It should be a crime to post a book excerpt with your brilliant thoughts scribbled on a post-it next to it…
…without naming the book.
Please, sign the petition.
…without naming the book.
Please, sign the petition.
December 8, 2024 at 2:58 PM
It should be a crime to post a book excerpt with your brilliant thoughts scribbled on a post-it next to it…
…without naming the book.
Please, sign the petition.
…without naming the book.
Please, sign the petition.
At 10PM I gave up cleaning the kitchen because sleep is important.
At 3AM I’m in bed thinking up ways to solve the climate crisis.
Sometimes my wind down routine just winds me up.
At 3AM I’m in bed thinking up ways to solve the climate crisis.
Sometimes my wind down routine just winds me up.
December 8, 2024 at 2:30 AM
At 10PM I gave up cleaning the kitchen because sleep is important.
At 3AM I’m in bed thinking up ways to solve the climate crisis.
Sometimes my wind down routine just winds me up.
At 3AM I’m in bed thinking up ways to solve the climate crisis.
Sometimes my wind down routine just winds me up.
Reposted by Stina Dahl
Being able to think critically is such an attractive trait.
Forming your own genuine thoughts and opinions is truly beautiful.
Forming your own genuine thoughts and opinions is truly beautiful.
December 8, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Being able to think critically is such an attractive trait.
Forming your own genuine thoughts and opinions is truly beautiful.
Forming your own genuine thoughts and opinions is truly beautiful.
Your excuses can dress up as good reasons.
“You don’t know what you don’t know” is a reason to research—but also an excuse to avoid action.
Think of the song "Bad Guy":
I can’t recite the lyrics, but when the song plays? I know every word.
“You don’t know what you *know*—until you just do it.”
“You don’t know what you don’t know” is a reason to research—but also an excuse to avoid action.
Think of the song "Bad Guy":
I can’t recite the lyrics, but when the song plays? I know every word.
“You don’t know what you *know*—until you just do it.”
December 8, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Your excuses can dress up as good reasons.
“You don’t know what you don’t know” is a reason to research—but also an excuse to avoid action.
Think of the song "Bad Guy":
I can’t recite the lyrics, but when the song plays? I know every word.
“You don’t know what you *know*—until you just do it.”
“You don’t know what you don’t know” is a reason to research—but also an excuse to avoid action.
Think of the song "Bad Guy":
I can’t recite the lyrics, but when the song plays? I know every word.
“You don’t know what you *know*—until you just do it.”
Here’s how I use motivation to get started:
I don’t.
📚The Motivation Myth by Jeff Haden flips everything you think about motivation. It’s not what gets you started, but keeps you going.
Think less “lightning bolt of inspiration” and more “snowball rolling downhill.” Spoiler: you'll keep rolling.
I don’t.
📚The Motivation Myth by Jeff Haden flips everything you think about motivation. It’s not what gets you started, but keeps you going.
Think less “lightning bolt of inspiration” and more “snowball rolling downhill.” Spoiler: you'll keep rolling.
December 7, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Here’s how I use motivation to get started:
I don’t.
📚The Motivation Myth by Jeff Haden flips everything you think about motivation. It’s not what gets you started, but keeps you going.
Think less “lightning bolt of inspiration” and more “snowball rolling downhill.” Spoiler: you'll keep rolling.
I don’t.
📚The Motivation Myth by Jeff Haden flips everything you think about motivation. It’s not what gets you started, but keeps you going.
Think less “lightning bolt of inspiration” and more “snowball rolling downhill.” Spoiler: you'll keep rolling.
The scariest epiphany I had today:
We’re adults.
But no one taught us how to adult.
Maybe kids should take over adulting.
I don’t remember them making this many dumb decisions.
We’re adults.
But no one taught us how to adult.
Maybe kids should take over adulting.
I don’t remember them making this many dumb decisions.
December 6, 2024 at 11:47 PM
The scariest epiphany I had today:
We’re adults.
But no one taught us how to adult.
Maybe kids should take over adulting.
I don’t remember them making this many dumb decisions.
We’re adults.
But no one taught us how to adult.
Maybe kids should take over adulting.
I don’t remember them making this many dumb decisions.
Reposted by Stina Dahl
Be the dog-eared 1970s tattered paperback with the action-packed cover illustration you want to see in the world
December 6, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Be the dog-eared 1970s tattered paperback with the action-packed cover illustration you want to see in the world
Tape that quote on the bathroom mirror.
I spend a lot of time worried that I'll never really hit it "big" as an author, so i keep telling myself the same thing Vincent Van Gogh once said: "If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is just grass in the beginning"
December 6, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Tape that quote on the bathroom mirror.
New sensory experiment: Loop earplugs.
I hope the hype is real—because if not, Bunny and I (keeping the Easter spirit alive 24/7) will fall into despair.
To be continued…
I hope the hype is real—because if not, Bunny and I (keeping the Easter spirit alive 24/7) will fall into despair.
To be continued…
December 5, 2024 at 11:37 PM
New sensory experiment: Loop earplugs.
I hope the hype is real—because if not, Bunny and I (keeping the Easter spirit alive 24/7) will fall into despair.
To be continued…
I hope the hype is real—because if not, Bunny and I (keeping the Easter spirit alive 24/7) will fall into despair.
To be continued…
How I got abs playing video games:
The couch is where motivation goes to die. Add a video game, and you can forget ambition.
So, I kept dumbbells nearby. During every cutscene, I’d pick them up and make everything hurt.
The best routine? Whatever works for you.
Then build from there.
The couch is where motivation goes to die. Add a video game, and you can forget ambition.
So, I kept dumbbells nearby. During every cutscene, I’d pick them up and make everything hurt.
The best routine? Whatever works for you.
Then build from there.
December 5, 2024 at 11:00 PM
How I got abs playing video games:
The couch is where motivation goes to die. Add a video game, and you can forget ambition.
So, I kept dumbbells nearby. During every cutscene, I’d pick them up and make everything hurt.
The best routine? Whatever works for you.
Then build from there.
The couch is where motivation goes to die. Add a video game, and you can forget ambition.
So, I kept dumbbells nearby. During every cutscene, I’d pick them up and make everything hurt.
The best routine? Whatever works for you.
Then build from there.
ADHD means I won't remember your name as I shake your hand.
But I will remember "Ocean's Eleven" premiered 23 years ago today.
It's not about what's important—it’s about what sticks.
But I will remember "Ocean's Eleven" premiered 23 years ago today.
It's not about what's important—it’s about what sticks.
December 5, 2024 at 9:54 PM
ADHD means I won't remember your name as I shake your hand.
But I will remember "Ocean's Eleven" premiered 23 years ago today.
It's not about what's important—it’s about what sticks.
But I will remember "Ocean's Eleven" premiered 23 years ago today.
It's not about what's important—it’s about what sticks.
I'm excited about writing again because of Bsky
You inspire me.
You inspire me.
December 5, 2024 at 2:24 AM
I'm excited about writing again because of Bsky
You inspire me.
You inspire me.
I'll just post this quote to make me seem wiser than I am.
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 AM
I'll just post this quote to make me seem wiser than I am.
Here's what broccoli taught me today:
Buying it made me feel healthy, but then I forgot to eat it.
It spoiled.
It made me think about my overthinking:
If it doesn’t lead to action, I’m just the broccoli about to stink up the fridge.
Time to start cooking—before I spoil my own potential.
Buying it made me feel healthy, but then I forgot to eat it.
It spoiled.
It made me think about my overthinking:
If it doesn’t lead to action, I’m just the broccoli about to stink up the fridge.
Time to start cooking—before I spoil my own potential.
December 4, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Here's what broccoli taught me today:
Buying it made me feel healthy, but then I forgot to eat it.
It spoiled.
It made me think about my overthinking:
If it doesn’t lead to action, I’m just the broccoli about to stink up the fridge.
Time to start cooking—before I spoil my own potential.
Buying it made me feel healthy, but then I forgot to eat it.
It spoiled.
It made me think about my overthinking:
If it doesn’t lead to action, I’m just the broccoli about to stink up the fridge.
Time to start cooking—before I spoil my own potential.