Urgency as a Motivator

INCUP Strategies

This continues the conversation on what motivates people with ADHD. For the start, click here, or read on!

Urgency

Artificial Deadlines

Some might create artificial deadlines as an effective way to generate urgency. Saying “I must have this report done by Tuesday” when there’s really no specific need for it to be done so soon, for example.

But for many people with ADHD this isn’t a viable long-term strategy. Instead, it leads to slips, missed deadlines and most likely a pointless waste of energy and source of vexation.