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Mastering Time - AuDHD Time Lords7 October 2026Mastering Time - AuDHD Time Lords
For this neurodivergent AuDHD brain, time is fungible, and not all measurements of time are equal. A day on my fave projects zips past faster than a bullet trai...
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Who Are You Trying To Impress23 September 2026Who Are You Trying To Impress
I’ve always been pretty proud of my easy-going personality. I’m helpful, I don’t like making a fuss, and I’m generally pretty good at fitting around other peopl...
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Being Brilliant At Your Job Shouldn't Cost You Everything16 September 2026Being Brilliant At Your Job Shouldn't Cost You Everything
There's a really uncomfortable problem with talking about neurodivergence when it comes to our work. Because a lot of the focus is around the things we...
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The Performance Never ends9 September 2026The Performance Never ends
An average working day in the life of a neurospicy business owner (specifically THIS neurospicy business owner!) 10am - I've got an online client meetin...
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You Don't Get To Choose What Your Brain Finds Interesting26 August 2026You Don't Get To Choose What Your Brain Finds Interesting
Apparently my brain has its own agenda when it comes to deadlines. I’ve always been aware that it’s not the sort that toes the line. Does it do what it’s told? ...
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Procrastination, Flow State and HYPERFOCUS19 August 2026Procrastination, Flow State and HYPERFOCUS
So… blog on procrastination, flow state and hyperfocus… AND GO! Just start Stuart… Yep, it’s not that simple though is it brain? No but you gotta do it...
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Following The Dopamine5 August 2026Following The Dopamine
Have you ever sat down to answer one specific email, only to discover, forty-five minutes later, that you've somehow learnt the mating habits of octopuses, reor...
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Is it me, or is This Room Just Awful?22 July 2026Is it me, or is This Room Just Awful?
Have you ever had one of those mornings where you sit down to work, read the same sentence on repeat, and somehow still have absolutely no idea what it says? S...
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Handbook for the Recently Diagnosed15 July 2026Handbook for the Recently Diagnosed
We're currently writing a "Handbook for the Recently Diagnosed" - a sort of primer, provided day one, that explains the practical, lived realities of neurodiver...
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Invisible Disability: What If The Problem Isn't The Person?1 July 2026Invisible Disability: What If The Problem Isn't The Person?
The funny thing about disability… actually no, sorry. That's an appalling way to start a blog about disability. Let’s try that again. The strange thing about di...
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PDA in Business: A User’s Guide to Autonomy24 June 2026PDA in Business: A User’s Guide to Autonomy
There is a very specific way to make me not want to do something. Tell me I have to. That's it. That's the kryptonite! It doesn't matter whether it was alread...
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The Brilliantly Chaotic Brain10 June 2026The Brilliantly Chaotic Brain
I have been described as many things over the years. Scattered. Distracted. A bit random. "Can you just get to the point?" remains a personal favourite, usuall...
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Because You're NOT Worth it - Attitudes to Undercharging27 May 2026Because You're NOT Worth it - Attitudes to Undercharging
One of the biggest mistakes local small business owners make is undercharging for their services. The price sort of being an apology for having to charge someth...
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What if You Don't Need to Prove Yourself Anymore?20 May 2026What if You Don't Need to Prove Yourself Anymore?
What if you could just show up as yourself, in your natural slightly chaotic form, knowing that you were already enough exactly as you are? Damn… that would cha...
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The Business Advice You're Never Given13 May 2026The Business Advice You're Never Given
Someone I met recently at a business networking event emailed me asking me some questions about business, specifically business partners. They recently had a ba...
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Working With Your Brain, Not Against It29 April 2026Working With Your Brain, Not Against It
There is a very specific brand of frustration that comes with knowing exactly what you need to do… and still not being able to do it! It’s not because you don’...
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Why Finishing Feels Harder Than It Should15 April 2026Why Finishing Feels Harder Than It Should
There’s a very particular kind of energy that shows up at the beginning of something. You know the one. Slightly unhinged, blindly optimistic and off its face o...
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Executive Dysfunction - a User's Guide8 April 2026Executive Dysfunction - a User's Guide
The words in this article are only here because of the various work/life processes I have created and share throughout this blog. For me writing is a process, a...
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Protecting Your Energy When the World Won’t Slow Down22 March 2026Protecting Your Energy When the World Won’t Slow Down
Firstly, I just want to give a shout out to any readers who have mastered the art of understanding the unpredictable beast that is ND energy. A confusing little...
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After Burnout: What Real Recovery Looks like for NDs8 March 2026After Burnout: What Real Recovery Looks like for NDs
ROLL UP, ROLL UP. THE WILDEST SHOW IN TOWN HAS ARRIVED! YOU'VE GOT A VIP, FRONT ROW SEAT TO SEE CRASH & THE BURNOUT BLUES BAND, featuring songs from their g...
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Running on Empty: How ND Energy Actually Works1 March 2026Running on Empty: How ND Energy Actually Works
There’s a very specific kind of tired that doesn’t make sense on paper. The kind where you look at your day and think, But I didn’t even do that much. ...
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Is Using AI the Ultimate in ND Masking?22 February 2026Is Using AI the Ultimate in ND Masking?
Is Using AI the Ultimate in ND Masking? Yes.That concludes my shortest blog ever. Listen to the Oddcast Episode 25 for more details (Available from 25th Feb 26...
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Delegation for Control Freaks (and the Overwhelmed)15 February 2026Delegation for Control Freaks (and the Overwhelmed)
There’s a very specific kind of ‘tired’ that shows up for me, long before burnout does. It’s not dramatic. I’m still functioning. Still replying. Still getting ...
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Being Self-Employed Without Wearing the Mask at Home8 February 2026Being Self-Employed Without Wearing the Mask at Home
So, anyone who has listened to even just one of our Podcasts will be fully aware by now that Stu and I are huge fans of self-employment. Especially if your brai...
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How Miscommunication Leads to Conflict1 February 2026How Miscommunication Leads to Conflict
Growing up as a boy in the 70s and 80s, there was not the mental health awareness that we have today. There was also no understanding of the needs of the neurod...
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Boredom, Dopamine and the Neurodivergent Brain25 January 2026Boredom, Dopamine and the Neurodivergent Brain
Bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, BORED, bored. B.o.r.e.d...A phrase that strikes fear into the heart of any parent, but if you are neurodivergent, then...
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Business Plans That Don't Suck - Because We're Allergic To Boring18 January 2026Business Plans That Don't Suck - Because We're Allergic To...
“No plan survives contact with the enemy” has been attributed to various military leaders over the years but the phrase was first coined by Helmuth von Moltke, ...
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Thriving Without a 5-Year Plan: Short-Term Wins, Long-Term Awesome11 January 2026Thriving Without a 5-Year Plan: Short-Term Wins, Long-Term Awesome
There are two types of people in the world: the ones with colour-coded five-year plans, laminated vision boards, and a spreadsheet that could probably file thei...
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Miracle Morning - Neurospicy Edition7 January 2026Miracle Morning - Neurospicy Edition
The whole "Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod phenomenum initially annoyed me, how can one morning routine be fit for EVERYONE!? There's apparently ONE optimal way f...
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New Year's Resolutions & Goal Setting 202630 December 2025New Year's Resolutions & Goal Setting 2026
I have a complicated relationship with New Year. On the one hand, my inner golden-retriever loves the idea of a fresh start. New calendar, new notebook, new ...
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The 12 Neurodivergent Traits of Christmas (A festive guide for the spicy-brained among us)24 December 2025The 12 Neurodivergent Traits of Christmas (A festive guide for...
Christmas: the season of joy, excess, twinkly lights and — if you’re neurodivergent — mild to moderate existential dread wrapped in tinsel. Every year, the w...
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Reunions - Life's Unwanted Performance Review17 December 2025Reunions - Life's Unwanted Performance Review
Let’s just start with the dictionary definition of a “Reunion.”Reunion; noun — a social event for a group of people who have not seen each other for a long time...
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Neurodivergent Holidays - Packing, Panic & Pretending to Relax9 December 2025Neurodivergent Holidays - Packing, Panic & Pretending to Relax
I have a confession that I’ve learnt over the years is not the popular choice: I don’t like holidays. And because holidays feel like the societal currency of su...
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Surviving Celebrations: Holidays, Birthdays and Social Pressure2 December 2025Surviving Celebrations: Holidays, Birthdays and Social Pressure
I have a confession, and it might not be the popular choice. But I find celebrations exhausting. Particularly when I am directly involved in them. Not all of th...
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Getting Sh!t Done With PDA25 November 2025Getting Sh!t Done With PDA
In the pre-smart device 90s, the acronym P.D.A. stood for “Personal Digital Assistant”, a small “pocket” device, the size of a phone book (remember them!)...
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Sustainable Productivity Hacks for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs4 November 2025Sustainable Productivity Hacks for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs
If you’ve ever Googled “how to be more productive” and ended up rage-eating crisps because some bloke in a navy suit told you to just wake up at 5am and hustle,...
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Rejection Sensitivity: Why a “No” Feels Like a Punch in the Soul28 October 2025Rejection Sensitivity: Why a “No” Feels Like a Punch in...
When someone doesn’t reply to a message, if I’m having a bad day my brain gallops straight past logic and into catastrophe. I wonder if I’ve done something to u...
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Overcoming Neurodivergent Burnout & Overwhelm15 October 2025Overcoming Neurodivergent Burnout & Overwhelm
For me, it hits in a wave of confusion. I suddenly realise that I cannot keep all the pieces of the puzzle in my mind at once. Some of the lists are not being m...
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To Unveil or Not to Unveil: That Is the Question7 October 2025To Unveil or Not to Unveil: That Is the Question
Should I tell clients I’m neurodivergent — or keep it under wraps? What if they don’t get it? What if they think I’m difficult, unreliable, or… too much?Note to...
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Are You Too Much - Or Are They Not Enough?7 October 2025Are You Too Much - Or Are They Not Enough?
Apparently, I can be too much. Too emotional. Too open. Too talkative. Too honest. Too… everything. But maybe that’s not really the problem. Maybe I just feel t...
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High-Functioning, Superpowers, and Other Painfully Annoying Phrases24 September 2025High-Functioning, Superpowers, and Other Painfully Annoying Phrases
Let’s get one thing clear: ‘high-functioning autistic’ isn’t a thing. It just means that whoever is being described as that is just doing a really incredible jo...
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10 Networking Tips for Neurodivergent Business Owners22 September 202510 Networking Tips for Neurodivergent Business Owners
Business Networking, ooof, hard pass, amiright? Except. Hmmm... if you want to make contacts, find new customers, and grow your business, then it's a sort of ne...
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Is Marketing Immunity a Neurodivergent Superpower?15 September 2025Is Marketing Immunity a Neurodivergent Superpower?
Often, I see a company marketing their goods and services and wonder if ANYONE has stopped and thought through their audience's reaction to the whole effort, or...
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Slightly Sweary, Always Real: Not Your Average ND or Business Podcast12 September 2025Slightly Sweary, Always Real: Not Your Average ND or Business...
When Stu first approached me about co-hosting the Oddcast, I bit his hand off. Not literally — I'm not some sort of rabid, fame-hungry chihuahua. But I just had...
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Is Self-Employment the Perfect Job for the Neurodivergent?10 September 2025Is Self-Employment the Perfect Job for the Neurodivergent?
An idea occurred to me in August 2025, but to understand my point, I need to give you some prologue and a little bit* of my own history. Otherwise, the idea I w...