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ADHD Essentials · Jul 29, 2024 · 37 min

ADHD, Flexible Thinking, and Living Constitutionally with AJ Jacobs

In today’s episode, we talk to friend-of-the-pod, and New York Times Best-Selling author AJ Jacobs. AJ is an editor at large for Esquire, as well as a journalist, author, and lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments. He’s also a fellow ADHDer. AJ talks to us about his latest book, The Year of Living Constitutionally. We discuss: How his year of living like a colonial American affected AJ’s mental health (mostly in good ways) Why flexible thinking matters and how to support it Lifestyle lessons from Benjamin Franklin And election cakes Guest Links: Learn more about AJ Jacobs and his work here: https://ajjacobs.com/ Learn More about Brendan and his work at: Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups Join the ADHD Essentials Facebook Community Check out the ADHD Essentials Website Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com Men’s ADHD Support Group Links: Learn more about the Men’s ADHD Support Group Join the Men’s ADHD Support Group’s Facebook Community

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In today’s episode, we talk to friend-of-the-pod, and New York Times Best-Selling author AJ Jacobs.  AJ is an editor at large for Esquire, as well as a journalist, author, and lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments.  He’s also a fellow ADHDer. 

AJ talks to us about his latest book, The Year of Living Constitutionally.  We discuss:

  • How his year of living like a colonial American affected AJ’s mental health (mostly in good ways)
  • Why flexible thinking matters and how to support it
  • Lifestyle lessons from Benjamin Franklin
  • And election cakes

Guest Links:

Learn more about AJ Jacobs and his work here: 

 

 

Learn More about Brendan and his work at:  

 

Men’s ADHD Support Group Links:

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