As we kick off our summer break, we’re re-releasing a few classic episodes that still hit home—like this one on email from way back in 2017. Yes, some of the tools we mention (hello, Evernote) have aged out of our workflows, but the core ideas about attention, overwhelm, and building ADHD-friendly systems are still spot-on. Think of this as a time capsule with a message that’s still relevant today. Enjoy the listen, and come say hi in the Discord while we’re on break!

Billions of us send hundreds of billions of email messages every single day. Email is bigger than any other social platform around the world and thanks to the explosion in mobile Internet, we’re doing more and more emailing every day in the palms of our hands. Is this how you want to live? Is your ADHD brain adopting to the always-open door to your life that is electronic mail? This week on the show, we’re talking about changes in lifestyle, behavior, and technology you can make to impact your relationship with email for the better!

Links & Notes

• Gmail
• Edison Mail
• Airmail
• Mailbird

• (00:00 ) - A Message from the Future Past!


• (02:07 ) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast


• (02:41 ) - Follow-up: ADDA Webinar Thanks! — Celebrating Mistakes


• (05:44 ) - Thanks for your support on Patreon!


• (09:11 ) - Follow-up: Where does the diagnosis start?


• (12:19 ) - Follow-up: Learning to love yourself


• (15:51 ) - Let's talk about Email and the ADHD Brain


• (19:59 ) - Challenging Email Behavior and Lifestyle


• (27:23 ) - Stop filing. Just stop it. Please, stop it.


• (30:05 ) - Workbox versus Inbox


• (38:19 ) - Switching Costs of Changing Behavior


• (41:30 ) - Revisiting "Inbox Zero" and ADHD


• (46:29 ) - Apps that make email better

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