Tyler
@tylerm.me
Author of 'ADHD After Diagnosis' 🧠 | ADHD made me drop out of college... then helped me earn my MBA | Dad of 5 | Strategy Consultant
Got diagnosed at 40. Called my friend. "Yeah, I've known for years." WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME?
August 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Got diagnosed at 40. Called my friend. "Yeah, I've known for years." WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME?
ADHD is your mood depending entirely on whether you found a good parking spot
August 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
ADHD is your mood depending entirely on whether you found a good parking spot
ADHD is "that was last week" but it was actually 3 months ago
August 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
ADHD is "that was last week" but it was actually 3 months ago
ADHD is your Amazon cart looking like you're prepping for 5 different apocalypses
August 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
ADHD is your Amazon cart looking like you're prepping for 5 different apocalypses
ADHD is saying "let me just finish this" and then starting 7 new things
August 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
ADHD is saying "let me just finish this" and then starting 7 new things
ADHD is reading the same paragraph 17 times because your brain keeps going on side quests
August 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
ADHD is reading the same paragraph 17 times because your brain keeps going on side quests
ADHD is:
"I'll remember that" forgets immediately
"I'll remember THAT" also forgets
"I'll remember that" forgets immediately
"I'll remember THAT" also forgets
August 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
ADHD is:
"I'll remember that" forgets immediately
"I'll remember THAT" also forgets
"I'll remember that" forgets immediately
"I'll remember THAT" also forgets
ADHD is opening your phone to check the time and doing everything except checking the time
August 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
ADHD is opening your phone to check the time and doing everything except checking the time
ADHD is knowing exactly what you need to do and watching yourself not do it like a disappointed ghost
August 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
ADHD is knowing exactly what you need to do and watching yourself not do it like a disappointed ghost
ADHD is living in a world where "later" could mean 5 minutes or 5 months
August 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
ADHD is living in a world where "later" could mean 5 minutes or 5 months
ADHD is apologizing for things you haven't done yet because you know yourself
• "Sorry in advance for forgetting this"
• immediately forgets
• "See?"
• "Sorry in advance for forgetting this"
• immediately forgets
• "See?"
August 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
ADHD is apologizing for things you haven't done yet because you know yourself
• "Sorry in advance for forgetting this"
• immediately forgets
• "See?"
• "Sorry in advance for forgetting this"
• immediately forgets
• "See?"
The most expensive word in the ADHD dictionary:
'Interesting'
That word has cost me more deadlines than I can count
'Interesting'
That word has cost me more deadlines than I can count
August 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The most expensive word in the ADHD dictionary:
'Interesting'
That word has cost me more deadlines than I can count
'Interesting'
That word has cost me more deadlines than I can count
Me: "This planner will fix everything."
Planner three days later: "Am I a joke to you?"
Planner three days later: "Am I a joke to you?"
August 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Me: "This planner will fix everything."
Planner three days later: "Am I a joke to you?"
Planner three days later: "Am I a joke to you?"
ADHD is needing complete silence to focus but also needing noise to think
August 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
ADHD is needing complete silence to focus but also needing noise to think
My meeting prep at 2am: CEO-level strategic thinking
My meeting performance at 2pm: Goldfish with anxiety
The 12-hour time difference is killing me
ADHD life
My meeting performance at 2pm: Goldfish with anxiety
The 12-hour time difference is killing me
ADHD life
August 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
My meeting prep at 2am: CEO-level strategic thinking
My meeting performance at 2pm: Goldfish with anxiety
The 12-hour time difference is killing me
ADHD life
My meeting performance at 2pm: Goldfish with anxiety
The 12-hour time difference is killing me
ADHD life
Sunday night check-in:
Tasks planned: 47
Tasks completed: 2.5
New rabbit holes discovered: 12
Guilt level: Medium
Self-compassion level: Growing
How'd your weekend go?
Tasks planned: 47
Tasks completed: 2.5
New rabbit holes discovered: 12
Guilt level: Medium
Self-compassion level: Growing
How'd your weekend go?
August 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Sunday night check-in:
Tasks planned: 47
Tasks completed: 2.5
New rabbit holes discovered: 12
Guilt level: Medium
Self-compassion level: Growing
How'd your weekend go?
Tasks planned: 47
Tasks completed: 2.5
New rabbit holes discovered: 12
Guilt level: Medium
Self-compassion level: Growing
How'd your weekend go?
ADHD is your browser history looking like you're planning 7 different lives simultaneously
Tab 1: How to start a bakery
Tab 2: Astrophysics for beginners
Tab 3: Why do my plants keep dying
Tab 47: What was I doing again?
Tab 1: How to start a bakery
Tab 2: Astrophysics for beginners
Tab 3: Why do my plants keep dying
Tab 47: What was I doing again?
August 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
ADHD is your browser history looking like you're planning 7 different lives simultaneously
Tab 1: How to start a bakery
Tab 2: Astrophysics for beginners
Tab 3: Why do my plants keep dying
Tab 47: What was I doing again?
Tab 1: How to start a bakery
Tab 2: Astrophysics for beginners
Tab 3: Why do my plants keep dying
Tab 47: What was I doing again?
ADHD is rehearsing conversations that will never happen while ignoring the actual conversation you're having
August 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
ADHD is rehearsing conversations that will never happen while ignoring the actual conversation you're having
ADHD is being simultaneously the smartest and dumbest person in every room
August 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
ADHD is being simultaneously the smartest and dumbest person in every room
ADHD is "I'll just check Instagram for 5 minutes" emerges 3 hours later knowing how to make artisanal cheese
August 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
ADHD is "I'll just check Instagram for 5 minutes" emerges 3 hours later knowing how to make artisanal cheese
ADHD is your emotions having the volume control of a broken TV remote
August 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
ADHD is your emotions having the volume control of a broken TV remote
ADHD is color-coding your life then forgetting what the colors mean
August 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
ADHD is color-coding your life then forgetting what the colors mean
ADHD is hyperfocusing for 8 hours on a hobby you'll abandon next week
August 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
ADHD is hyperfocusing for 8 hours on a hobby you'll abandon next week
ADHD is having a PhD in overthinking and a kindergarten degree in starting
August 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
ADHD is having a PhD in overthinking and a kindergarten degree in starting
ADHD is being a time traveler who only visits the past (regrets) and future (anxiety) but never the present
August 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
ADHD is being a time traveler who only visits the past (regrets) and future (anxiety) but never the present