The Dark Truth About ADHD, Productivity, and Modern Life

We’ve been treating ADHD like a character flaw instead of what it really is: a system that needs design.

In this episode, Abraham Spring breaks down why ADHD isn’t a focus problem, why willpower keeps failing, and why habits like caffeine dependence, tracking obsession, and social media addiction aren’t random flaws but survival strategies for a dopamine-starved nervous system.

You’ll learn how ADHD actually works: executive dysfunction, time blindness, emotional intensity, hyperfocus, and rejection sensitivity and how the modern world exploits these traits through apps, metrics, and constant stimulation.

This isn’t about fixing ADHD or becoming “neurotypical.”
It’s about building external systems that work: movement instead of stillness, interest-based planning, micro-steps, and environmental design.

ADHD isn’t broken.
Your systems are.

This episode is about redesigning them.

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