Executive Dysfunction Survival Guide: Why Getting Things Done Feels Impossible for Adults with ADHD, Burnout Happens, and Rest Hasn’t Helped

by Alex Wells

A Practical, ADHD-Friendly System to Start Tasks, Reduce Overwhelm, and Finish What MattersDo you know what you need to do but feel completely stuck starting?You are not lazy. You are not broken. And you are not alone. This guide helps adults with ADHD or neurodivergent brains who struggle with executive dysfunction, task paralysis, overwhelm, and burnout.Instead of relying on willpower or rigid routines, this book offers practical, compassionate strategies designed to work with your brain, not against it Inside this book, you’ll discover how tasks when motivation is low.Break through task paralysis and overwhelmPlan based on energy, not time.Reduce burnout without forcing productivity. Build systems that support you on hard daysThis is not medical advice or a one-size-fits-all productivity book. It is a survival guide for real life, written with understanding, clarity, and flexibility.If traditional productivity advice has never worked for you, this book offers a different path, one built on support instead of shame.

203 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2026

About the author

Alex Wells is a writer, geologist, and sharp-dressed sir. They’ve had short stories in Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, Daily Science Fiction, Shimmer, and more. They are an active member of SFWA, the Northern Colorado Writer’s Workshop, and Codex.

Alex loves movies, nerdy things, cats, and writing, and blog about all this and more depending on my mood. They are also a host on the Skiffy and Fanty podcast, where they talk about movies and other nerdy scifi and fantasy things.

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