Your Mind Has ADHD. You Don't. | Blake Daugherty

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Blake Daugherty is 28, a software engineer, and for most of his life he made the next optimal move: a 4.0 in high school, summa cum laude in college, then straight into a job in Texas. Three years in he was burned out and felt stuck, so he did the least optimal thing he could think of. He quit, put his things in storage and spent three months in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The part he planned least changed him most: a meditation retreat where, on the sixth day, he finally saw what his ADHD and his anxiety had been trying to do for him all along. We talk about how to recognize a juncture in your life, why the optimal move is sometimes the suboptimal one, the difference between your mind and your consciousness, why modern work feels so unnatural to our brains, and why examining yourself too much can do more harm than good. I've known Blake for about nine years, and watching him open up to his own life has been one of my great joys. Chapters: 0:00 Coming up 0:32 The David Leifeste Show 0:53 Welcome: Blake Daugherty 1:56 From software engineer to Southeast Asia 2:31 Life is full of junctures 3:56 Burnout and the grind 4:53 The lock screen that said go 5:28 Way outside the comfort zone 6:00 Always the next optimal move 7:06 Where the courage came from 8:28 The meditation retreat 10:26 Letting go of the expectation 11:36 You are not your thoughts 12:11 My mind has ADHD, my consciousness does not 12:36 ADHD, anxiety and the forgotten badge 14:23 A hug for the brain 15:16 Why modern work feels unnatural 16:31 Kids, desks and play 17:51 It is not just you 19:52 The study on too many tests 21:41 Rumination is over-testing the mind 22:54 Stop over-examining yourself 24:42 Surfing life 25:34 An OASIS journey, step by step 26:14 Nine years later 27:01 From four friends to the host with the most 28:34 The Possibility of You 30:06 Thank you, Blake 30:16 Until next time This conversation is not medical advice. Talk with your own doctor about any tests, diagnosis or treatment. New conversations every week. Like and subscribe so you never miss an episode. ABOUT THE GUEST Blake Daugherty is a software engineer from Tulsa, Oklahoma. After three years at a software firm in Texas, he left to travel Southeast Asia, spent time at a meditation retreat in Thailand, and moved home to Tulsa. ABOUT DAVID David Leifeste, M.S., L.P.C., is a psychotherapist and executive coach, and the author of The Possibility of You. The David Leifeste Podcast brings the book's message to life: honest conversations about the stories that keep us stuck, and the way back to your true self. CONNECT & GO DEEPER Join the OASIS community: https://www.skool.com/oasis Podcast website: https://davidleifesteshow.com David's website: https://davidleifeste.com Get the book, The Possibility of You: https://www.amazon.com/Possibility-You-S-I-S-Unlocking-Purpose/dp/B0F31QK65X #podcast #ADHD #meditation #burnout #personalgrowth