{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Jumping In Sloppy: Why Starting Imperfectly Is an ADHD Superpower","description":"Getting started can feel harder than the work itself\u2014especially when your brain insists on finding the perfect system before you begin. In this episode of Adulting with ADHD, Sarah sits down with Russ Jones, host of the ADHD Big Brother Podcast, to explore what happens when we stop waiting for certainty and start jumping in sloppy instead. Russ shares his late-in-life ADHD diagnosis and how burnout, depression, and the isolation of the pandemic led him to rethink productivity from the inside out. Together, Sarah and Russ unpack why ADHD brains get stuck in planning mode, how perfectionism disguises itself as \u201cresearch,\u201d and why starting imperfectly is often the most compassionate move we can make. This conversation is a grounding reminder that progress doesn\u2019t come from flawless systems\u2014it comes from momentum, connection, and designing effort that your nervous system can actually tolerate. In this episode, we explore: Why ADHDers often over-plan instead of starting\u2014and how to interrupt that cycle What \u201cjumping in sloppy\u201d really means (and what it doesn\u2019t) How finite effort and timers can reduce anxiety around overwhelming tasks Why quitting is sometimes part of getting started The concept of felt accountability and why other humans make follow-through more likely How community, body doubling, and shared effort reduce shame and isolation Reframing productivity as something we do together, not alone Russ also shares the heart behind his ADHD Big Brother approach\u2014why guidance works better when it feels like support instead of authority, and how small, human-scale systems can help us finally tackle the tasks we\u2019ve been avoiding. If you\u2019ve ever told yourself, \u201cI know me\u2014this won\u2019t work,\u201d this episode gently challenges that belief and offers a more hopeful alternative: start where you are, start imperfectly, and don\u2019t do it alone. \ud83d\udd17 Connect with Russ Jones Website: www.adhdbigbrother.com   ","author_name":"Rebel Momma Pod","author_url":"https:\/\/rebelmomma.com\/","html":"