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Start Ugly

How to begin when your brain won't.

The gap between “I should do this” and actually doing it is where ADHD lives. This is the shortest possible bridge across it. Nine ways to start badly on purpose, because a bad start beats a perfect plan you never run.

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  • 64 pages · PDF · EPUB
  • ~45 min to read

What's inside

  1. 01The starting line is not where you think it is
  2. 02Why a bad start beats a perfect plan
  3. 03The two-minute wrong version
  4. 04Borrow a body: starting next to another human
  5. 05Shrink the ask until it is embarrassing
  6. 06Nine starters you can run today
  7. 07What to do in the first sixty seconds of drift
  8. 08Stopping on purpose so tomorrow is easier

This is for you if…

  • You have a plan you have been not-starting for three weeks.
  • You rewrite the first line instead of writing the second one.
  • You keep waiting to feel ready, and ready keeps not showing up.
  • You want the cheapest possible experiment, not a new system.

Education and systems, not medical advice. If you need clinical support, that's a conversation for a clinician.

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  • PDF

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    Best for: Laptop, tablet, printing the checklists.

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    Best for: Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo, most e-readers.

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  • 64 pages, about ~45 min to read.
  • Yours to keep. Re-download any time from your link.
  • Free updates when the book is revised.

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