A lot of people with ADHD struggle with discipline. We struggle with routine. And if I’m being completely honest, I struggle with both — even when I know, intellectually, that practice matters. At a very basic level, I fight against routine. And yet, at the same time, I know something uncomfortable is true: I’m notContinueContinue reading “The Eroding Power of Routine and the Transcendence of Ritual”
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A Rant: Rejection Sensitivity, ADHD, and the Temptation to Overstate
Several years ago, I hosted a small dinner party—just three guests, good wine, delicious food, and stimulating conversation. As the evening wore on, the talk turned to communal gardening. The guests became increasingly animated about the idea of building a shared garden, something they could tend together and enjoy the fruits of, quite literally. IContinueContinue reading “A Rant: Rejection Sensitivity, ADHD, and the Temptation to Overstate”
Me and hobbies
So Many Hobbies, So Little Mastery (And That’s Okay) Hi, I’m someone with ADHD—which basically means my brain is constantly on the lookout for something novel, quirky, and preferably fun. If it sparkles, sings, or involves paint, I’m interested. Like many folks with ADHD, I’ve spent a good chunk of my life dreaming of becomingContinueContinue reading “Me and hobbies”
From one Imposter to another
Today, the word “entitled” is bouncing around my brain. Not “entitlement,” but entitled. It started with me listening to the introduction to an audible book called “The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women.” The book is on Imposter Syndrome. In the book, Betty Rollin, a journalist with The New York Times, is quoted asking a youngContinueContinue reading “From one Imposter to another”
Shelley C. Taylor, Ph.D., RP
Me in my Tilley Hat Not That Dr. Shelley Taylor… Let’s clear something up right off the hop: I am Shelley Taylor, with a PhD in psychology — I’m just not that Dr. Shelley Taylor. You know—the one who writes all the academic papers and has an impressive pile of citations? She’s Shelley E. Taylor.ContinueContinue reading “Shelley C. Taylor, Ph.D., RP”
A Taylor'd Life 