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ADHD Q&A: Failing Focus, Putting out Fires, and You Can’t Do Everything

ADHD Q&A: Failing Focus, Putting out Fires, and You Can’t Do Everything

Update: 2025-09-26
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Executive paralysis, life “on fire,” and the quote that haunts ADHDers: “You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.”


In this Q&A, I show you how to measure focus (not guess), build structure while you’re mid-chaos, and make better choices by pausing, returning to a North Star, and choosing one “anything” at a time. Expect self-compassion, practical tools, tiny experiments—and zero shame.

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ADHD Q&A: Failing Focus, Putting out Fires, and You Can’t Do Everything

ADHD Q&A: Failing Focus, Putting out Fires, and You Can’t Do Everything

Caren Magill