How I Manage My ADHD Without Medication 

ADHD almost killed my entrepreneurial career before it started. This episode covers the 9 steps I took to turn it into a superpower (without meds).

I can’t watch a RU-vid video without reading the comments simultaneously ...

I really thank you for this video 👍🏾 make feel like adhd is not weakness fr and it can be fixed. Having adhd without people knowing is hard because I’m always getting talked about , I’m scared to present or talk at school and overthink while doing drills on my high school team. These tips will really benefit and y’all will see a future nfl / personal trainer the next 3 years

I strongly believe I have suffered it worse, given the fact that I am a Sierra Leonean...we don’t regard or even recognize mental issues...🤦🏿...thx for this❤️

You’re an amazing person🥺 Thank you for this video, it’s so helpful! ☺️

I saved your video as best ADHD info. I believe every single word you said and hope it'll help me too. Help me o God for I'm in a mess right now

Thank you for the great advice. God bless you

You of all people know that you can't get on an ADHD video and ramble for 2:30 minutes.....I was struggling to stay, but i need the help. Also im not listening to the video because im typing this......restarting video....thanks for your help.

!yes!!!, hydration matters!!! An understatement!!

Meds for people with ADHD are illegal in my country. The only way to survive is to build a system and stick to routines. Thanks for your tips!

The problem with the doctors I’ve had is that they never recommend behavioral therapy along with meds. It’s always meds first (which help and I do take them) but they should be obligated to at least recommend therapy if some kind. Maybe I just always find poopy doctors. But I’m glad I brought it up because therapy is definitely necessary I think.

Music is a catch 22 for me. I need it sometimes to avoid too much quiet, but other times it’s too much stimulation and I need quiet to not be distracted.

It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling knowing everyone watching this is fighting not to wander off to something else like I am 😂

Tips with timestamps bc im adhd and get bored easily: 2:48 - Nutrition. sugar is bad, drink water from your personal bottle. 4:32 - Work out, even in your room, just sweat. He didn't mention it in the video but exercise causes our bodies to release dopamine, which our adhd brains need more of. 5:34 - Sleep. Use white noise and read, create a routine that tells your brain that you are indeed going to sleep. Min 7h, try to go for 8h of sleep. 6:37 - Morning routine/ritual. Stick in meditation it's very important 8:14 - Use the pomodoro technique. 9:11 - Energy management. Try to understand which are the best times for you to do certain tasks during the day. 10:34 - Music. 11:52 - Block time. Just schedule your day to the minute so you don't have to decide during the day. 13:16 - Build a team, for the support and delegating tasks.

Who else has Adhd and forgot what the tips where half way threw? Lol

I started laughing because as soon as he said “you’ve probably already clicked off this video” I had just changed to 2x speed hahaha

The 10 sec back skips in RU-vid are most used by ADHD ones

- I start watching this video - 10 seconds in, I pause the video - Open a new tab to google something I thought of - Don't even remember what I thought of in the first place Ah yes, ADHD.

Just discovering I'm ADHD at 39. Devastating...not because I am but because I've gone all these years not knowing and realizing life shouldn't have been such a struggle and feeling dumb lazy and alone. Attempted entrepreneurship and not giving up but it's in the crapper right now.

I just could never stick to a routine. I struggle everyday.

"Pills don't build Skills, and Skills don't alter brain chemistry." These tips do help. Please don't feel ashamed of you need to combine with meds to get on.

1.) Nutrition 2.) SWEAT everyday 3.) 8 hrs of sleep nightly 4.) Morning Routine 5.) 30 MIN POMODORO technique 6.) Energy Management 7.) Music 8.) Block Time 9.) Build A Team Thank you 🙏

I was about to do 30 press ups but then got a txt, then I went to make coffee but forgot to get dressed and scared the neighbour that distracted me

My ADHD is so bad that I am as excited about this video as I am about not finishing it🤦🏿

I decided to stop ADHD meds when my coworker told me I didn't seem like the same person I was before. I want to be who I was born to be. A badass ADHD Superhero :)

18 mins long, guess I'm not making it through this

Dude your losing my attention real quick. You should know that.

I am a self taught programmer with ADHD - and spent my life frustrated with how my mind was always racing. I was constantly being sent to the office in school because of acting out due to being bored, and in many cases I would be ostracized to a desk all by myself just so that I could focus on my test/class work. I am now a software engineer for the US government without a college degree, and all of my peers have a master's degree or higher. Worst of all... I am getting bored and am obsessing over entrepreneurial thoughts day in and out. Point being, I learned how to harness my ADHD for solving profitable problems for others, now I am striving to aim my ADHD towards problems I want to solve. Out of everything he said, I think the most important is diet. I removed sugar (and went vegan) and my focus went way up... like waaay over 9000... ;) . Thanks for making such a fantastic video and channel.

I’m goin to adopt your entire plan. You probably just changed my life for the best. See you at the top brother.

I want a routine and rituals but every system I try I fail at :( I just can’t seem to get organized in any way with my life….I’m going to adopt this little by little!!! Thank you 🙏🏼

Well that was the hardest 17 mins of my life 😂

"if you got this far you don't have adhd" *is on x2 speed*

I cant stick to a routine 😩😩

About the reading and getting sleepy: A good trick of the mind if you want to read a book and *not* get sleepy and even get energized by it is to use your finger to guide your eyes through the lines. Something about the action of pointing and having something moving with your eyes turns it into a kinesthetic action and also helps people who “learn by doing.”(:(:(:

For years I’ve tried to deny my adhd and I’ve struggled silently. Now that I’m accepting it, I’ve been looking for ways to manage it without medications and I found this video. Thank you. Now I don’t feel so hopeless.

You know you have ADHD when you've gotten distracted and paused like, 3 times before the 10 minute mark lol

I thought this was my first time watching. Then I saw a previous comment I made in the comment section 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I had adhd in high school and it took me a year to get into the military , finally got in and kicking ass ... I can’t stress how important it is to workout every day , drink black coffee and stick to a damn routine . Sounds silly to most people .

ADHD means I can’t watch this long as ramble. I’m sure the information you gave was great though

Never been officially diagnosed with ADHD cuz my parents think it’s just a “hereditary trait” of the family, and school teachers thought I was being annoying on purpose.

I have ADHD and you posted this on my Birthday!!! That's awesome

When he said that we shouldent consume sugar. Well i just looked to my coffee with sugar and said to myself, im still gonna drink you.

Hey Bro, I say this with love, I would suggest changing the title to something like: 'How I improve by ADHD using these tips' There is two camps, people that are set on medication and those how don't like the idea of medication. This video can help both groups and there is no reason to create a division, with or without medication, these tips will help!

Thanks for the recap, because at the end I forgot everything 😂

Lolol by #7 I already had to rewind from daydreaming like 5 times 😂😂😂

My problem with adhd isnt focus its that my mind moves fast so i constantly read fast or talk too fast i try meditation it helps a little

Dan: ''white music on...'' Black music: :c

I clicked off this video 5 times in the first 3 minutes while it keept playing in the background.... how fucked am i.

I call my ADHD multiskilled 🤣🤣🤣cause really by the end of the day I will have done all my task, but I mix them like mad. From washing plates before finishing come to bedroom to look for something notice bed not yet done, make the bed, notice I need to start cooking for supper, dash to get me and defroze, while defrozing notice I have to finish dishes etc. Will be jumping all over, but by end of day, all will be DONE. So at times lets call it Multi skilled. Mine is bad on READING I lack concentration there 😜😜😜😭😭😭🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🙌🙌🙌

Can you help me how can i become a multi millionaire..

my adhd instantly made me lose interest in this video

Lol. White music on. So friend what is white music?? Teasing ya . It made me laugh so hard.

I've been managing my adhd for 44 years. I agree on all of this. I do not like medication it makes me a zombie. Meditation helps so so much.

14th minute. I'm back. Kinda missed the last 11 minutes or so but got a bit of it i think i forgot if i remember any of it it was nice 👍

bro i can't even be focused enough to watch your video from start to end lol

I was able to watch the whole video bc of all the things I was doing around the house while listening 😂

Hi Dan, thanks for a nice video with many tips how to manage the ADHD. I am an university student with ADD, 23yo. Since I live alone, it´s very hard for me to manage the household chores and get enought time for the studying at the same time. I´ve never taken any medication for ADD/ADHD. I am just trying to be the best version of myself. I know I can improve my skill more. Thank you for the inspiration :)

If you can manage ADHD without medication, then you dont have ADHD in the first place. Alot of people think they have ADHD, they are misdiagnosed. You probably have sleep apnea and think it is ADHD.

Hello Dan, I work as a psychotherapist and do non-traditional psychotherapy with people who have addiction issues. I can not tell you how helpful this video has been for myself and some of my clients who have attention deficit superpowers! As you probably know, there is a very high incidence of ADHD in this population. Your suggestions have given hope to my patients which is a powerful substance for those in recovery. Many thanks for the work you do. Spero Alexio.

I have ADHD and yes I did come to the comment section during your video, HOWEVER, I paused the video and wanted to thank you for such an awesome video. So much of this clicked with me. I’m 40 and found out I had ADHD at 39. It’s starting to change my life now I know my brain is wired differently, not just ‘broken’. Some excellent tips here, some I already use but others I’m going to try. And I am 100% with you on exercise _every _single _day, it makes a massive difference. Back to your video now :)

that moment you´re already in another page on google just listenig this on the background and the only phrase you heard was "Now, if you made this far you probably don´t have ADHD" 😅

I've been in and out of jail most of my life because of it and having a shitty past. No family support...I really enjoyed this video. Thank you!

Oh my lord thank you for this VIDEO!!!!!!! It's affirming all the things I knew I needed to do (but didn't know the results o fwhat would happen so my adhd brain didn't wanna fucking do it lol).Off to go block my calendar.... :D

“You’ve probably already clicked off this video” you got me as I switched to another app😬😂

I absolutely appreciated this video, so many entrepreneurs talk like they only see people's struggles as excuses, but it really feels like you get that everyone is on a different path! For me sleep is something I cannot manage, I have sleep apnea from a broken nose when I was younger, which is something I'm getting fixed, but once that's done my impulse control and my attention will significantly improve, and it's videos like this which encourage and inspire!

Thank you for this. At the age of 50, I have not been diagnosed as yet but whenever I watch videos about people living with ADHD, I certainly feel it explains how I have always felt that my mind (and the way that I learn ) is somehow different from the average. If I am indeed diagnosed I want to be able to work with it without resorting to medication, if possible. BTW, whilst watching/listening to this video and taking notes, I inadvertently found myself quickly checking out my Twitter account, oops ! lol ! :)

This was so helpful. Just found out I have adult ADHD I was freaking out because I don't want to take drugs for the rest of my life. And I have so much I would like to do.

Honestly, it really frustrates me that so many people make 15-20min videos about ADHD, covering so many points. I mean COME ON PEOPLE!!!!! Who do you think your audience is?? What's next? Videos for epileptics with flashing lights?

Wow this guy has got some golden advice!! I accidentally figured some of these out myself. But when he said about the “gamification” of the 30min work blocks!! I knew he understood! My whole life is a series of mini games 😂

Did for me also.. I’m struggling with this lifestyle now it has a name.. ‘coz women can’t have ADHD at49’ Bulshit

I can’t stop searching an another video while I’m already watching one eveytime

I give up life to hard. I have stinky sweaty feet. Adhd. Black man in racist America. Debt to my eyeballs. No friends no human love in my daily life. No future without HR problems. Lazy eye crooked teeth. Low self esteem. Overweight and short. Devil ruined my walk with God. I'm so over life.

Thank you so much for explaining this so well, age 33 diagnosed and trying to learn everything now. Better late than never. 🖤

I watched this video from 1300 hrs to 1700 hrs.. its 17 minute long but I was distracted on other minute things including sleeping.. fuck ADHD

Dang I feel like these are all about the hyperactivity aspect and I just have ADD

I’m done with sugar too I think that’s my problem

This is amazing! Can’t take medication while pregnant and work has been a struggle and causing horrible anxiety! I’m going to run with these tips!

The ADHD community is so pro-medication. I respect and understand how it helps people. But when I took it I felt normal for the first time in my life. Then I started taking well above the recommended dose.... Abusing it. And the long term studies on amphetamines for ADHD treatment in adults still carries a lot of unknowns as well. Medication can very well be vital, but we need more options and less stigma within the ADHD community itself.

I avoided medication until I was 48 years old because of attitudes that it's somehow harmful. And all these tips are great, except that I can schedule all I want but I won't actually do the things on my list without the medication. ADHD is a brain problem, and it causes lack of motivation. So you either have to really love what you're doing or you have to have some sort of external motivation or you have to take medication. On days when I didn't work, I would sit in bed literally all day and watch Netflix. Adderall fixed that problem, and I wish I hadn't been adverse to taking it for so many years.

it all sounds amazing and almost guru-like but how do you get started? I have been fighting throughout my entire life; first being labeled as a misbehaved kid, stupid and other things. Then being the black sheep, the lazy, unproductive, and blahblahblah. So now I am at an age and at a point where I gotta do something with my life. failed out of high school 5 times and now with a criminal record and it seems like the harder I try and the more ''motivated'' I am the bigger the failure and consequently the disappointment in myself. Yes, I am a very creative person and can at times write a couple of beautiful songs/poems effortlessly and within 20mins but that's about 0.5% of my life and the rest of it is fail, try again, fail again, hate myself, hate the world and the cycle repeats itself endlessly. So MY ADHD has been nothing but a noose around my neck and a handicap like no other. I understand your points and they actually make perfect sense but I don't recognize myself. Don't get me wrong this is not a criticism or hate. This is just me venting. Thank you for letting me share my sob story and hopefully, I'll commenting sometime in the distant future with a different story and a different narrative. Great videos. Looove the content.

I feel like all ADHD people are drawn to meditation at some point in their life and it’s when they harness it as a super power

Stopped watching after 3rdish tip. The video is bs. He may not even have real adhd. Controlled intake of glucose can help regulate an adhd brain. Yes, exercise good. Sleep is inherently hard for adhd brain. You can’t just advocate sleep like it’s as easy as turning off the light. Address the real issues adhd brains have please. Nice list. Rich guy. Rich family, probably. Rich parents probably got this guy tested at 9 so he could get extra time on tests lol. Then he goes through life thinking he’s adhd

Finally someone's mind that moves at my pace... I normally have to speed up playback on videos but not this one. Dead on and captivating!

Stimulant medications are so fucked I am starting to realise how bad they are for my mental and emotional wellbeing

Thanks. I'm 61 and only received the diagnosis. Been crying allot and feel angry and sad for giving my self a hard time all my life for being me and getting and being so missinderstood. I more of a dreamer type at times, or hyper at others. I get zones out and tired really easily and can't focus. I need a coach badly.

Too military..... I disliked structure. This guy can't be ADHD

I was making coffee with cream as soon as he said if you drink coffee with cream💀

I have Adhd and undersand that many people want to be normal like anyway else but if your brain is different from rest. It is like push fish to walk. You are special and you are not boring person for sure. It is me writing cause i couldn't sleep because my mind is racing

There is a high chance I have ADHD, Aspergers, and Sensory Processing Disorder. Someday I am going to see a mental doctor to have me diagnosed to whatever I have. In school I had issues with math. The teachers dis not understand me why I had issues. Also I grew up in a church where a lot of people mistreated me and left me aside from doing things I wanted to do because they thought I had a mental disability. Also I was bullied because of it. I kept denying myself and was living with Social Anxiety Disorder for so long because I was so scared of what people were gonna think of me. But now I realized that there are lots of other people with so many mental issues and that I'm not alone. Also I realized if there are people who don't like you because you have a mental condition and they think they're better than you are the ones I don't associate with and they are the ones who are losers.

Yeah sounds like you have to be rich to be comfortable with it to me . This has messed my life up so bad . I can’t stay at one job because I feel taken advantage of . I let my thoughts control me and I’m angry 50 % of the time . 100 % of the time if someone pisses me off , I stress that issue for hours and hours. I feel as if god hates me everyday . I was diagnosed as a kid and my mom took me off the meds . Now I see she made a mistake . I’m 31 and just now trying to fix this issues . Fuck my life 🥺🥺🥺🥺

I’ll be honest. I think you sound spammy. More a RU-vidr than a straight out business type, unless RU-vid is your busness. Saying you were a millionaire at 27 didn’t help

OMG! Everything you are suggesting is actually the opposite of what I do! As I’m drinking a 7x6in cup of coffee with 10 large spoons of sugar I’m really trying to figure out how to work with having ADHD. I am on meds and it doesn’t do anything for me. I’ve already stopped and started this video four times and I’m 11 minutes in. I’ve even Started and stopped writing this 3 times. I also have a two and three-year-old that definitely don’t help me with focusing. I seriously have not completed any projects in years and I’m feeling like I’m driving myself crazy.

That's really dramatic to let an ADHD diagnosis control you like that. I think you're being dishonest about your past.

I never liked the normal meditations, I tried them many times, always hated it. But I love to stare at nature and listen to lounge music. It brings me down and gives me such inner peace and happiness. Especially if I can look at trees in the golden hour agianst a blue sky. Its really easy to not think about anything while looking at trees. This is my personal meditation. Maybe it helps someone.

Tips with timestamps bc im adhd and get bored easily: 2:48 - Nutrition. sugar is bad, drink water from your personal bottle. 4:32 - Work out, even in your room, just sweat. He didn't mention it in the video but exercise causes our bodies to release dopamine, which our adhd brains need more of. 5:34 - Sleep. Use white noise and read, create a routine that tells your brain that you are indeed going to sleep. Min 7h, try to go for 8h of sleep. 6:37 - Morning routine/ritual. Stick in meditation it's very important 8:14 - Use the pomodoro technique. 9:11 - Energy management. Try to understand which are the best times for you to do certain tasks during the day. 10:34 - Music. 11:52 - Block time. Just schedule your day to the minute so you don't have to decide during the day. 13:16 - Build a team, for the support and delegating tasks.

I did most of these for years and was doing great! Then the food changed, then workout went, then the morning ritual.... I was considering going on meds after forgetting an important appointment when I came across your video. Thanks for reminding me what worked for me!

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I was diagnosed as ADHD, at the same age as you. I'm also sure that I'm an aspie too. At every school I attended, they sent me to an educational psychologist, because they thought there was something wrong with me. I was different. Watching your video, has really helped me, to figure out how to get the best me, out of my ADHD. I've also been on the Feingold Diet, since my diagnosis. It really helps. Seeing my ADHD as a super power, is helping me to get out of my own way, and have some fun with this! Thanks!😉👍

Am I the only one who thinks, listening to just the way he talks, "damn this guy really does have adhd." Hes got great points but fuck, he rambles a little.

I've already done all of these and can agree they work with a lot of effort and discipline but if you've hit rock bottom like i have and are trying to get back on your feet aswell as cut out negative external influences from your life like alcohol, weed or whatever substance of choice you impulsively abuse then i think proper treatment would be the way to go aswell as using the tips mentioned in the video. I've been undiagnosed all my life until just recently and didn't realize how much trouble this condition can cause in different areas of your life.