How to ADHD

Day 12 — very serious prep work.

In which I explain the googly eyes.

Day 11 - Merry Snapchat Christmas!

Thank you so much for all you’ve done for us this year, and Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate!  My Snapchat is going to be on the DL til I figure out what I’m doing, but you can see it first!   My Snapchat: 2017-12-26 01:50:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Day 10! ...we’re still writing.

Totally worth it though.

So that escalated quickly...

I wrote a completely new script for “routines” and we now have a shopping list for tomorrow’s shoot:

Eyedropper
Black sheets or other backdrop
Dominos
Labels for dominos
Toothpicks or thin straws or skinny skewers
Googly eyes.

New vlog tomorrow should explain 😂

Vlog Day 9 1/2: "Giving Birth to Two Babies," Habits and Routines

No, I'm not pregnant. It'll make sense when you watch, I promise :)

Bujo Update + Tips From the Inventor of the Bullet Journal!

Hello Patreon brains!

This is today's episode from the channel, enjoy!

Day 9 -- Edward did it!! Episode's going up on time!

Vlog Day 8 — Ryder Carroll Interview!

How I Handle Forgetting to Eat on Stimulant Medication

Ajai asked, I answered! 

Full Time YouTuber Vlog playlist, by popular demand!

And by popular demand, I mean a Patreon brain suggested it and my brain agreed :D 

Here's the link if you wanna save it: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt4B-EXs2py3US1g4ws1xuIx8OPqOQL15

Vlog Day 6! Routines and rituals

In which I explain why I am wearing this hat. 

Professional YouTuber Vlog Day 5 -- The Brain Dump

This is the second step of my creative process, after researching and before writing.  

**I say during the video that I put it “on a single page” — but in the writing program I use (Scrivener) a “single page” can be as long as you need it to be. I’ve never printed out my brain dump, but it’s almost always longer than the actual script.

Merch Episode: BLOOPERS

We posted an episode about merch. It got a bit silly.

Professional YouTuber Vlog Day 4!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXy6VYfzQeA

Professional YouTube Vlog Day 3!

Okay okay, FINAL FINAL Patreon update, vlog style, for those who are tired of reading about it 😂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK2oXwRJtK4

Final Patreon Update — I AM SO HAPPY TO SHARE THIS!!

https://blog.patreon.com/not-rolling-out-fees-change/

(sorry this is so long, tl;dr at the bottom)

If you hadn't heard about the new Patreon changes, they were rolling out a new system to accommodate people being charged as soon as they pledge, which benefits creators and helps prevent people taki...

Professional YouTuber Vlog Day Two!

This is a peek at the editing notes process.

Introducing the Full Time YouTuber Vlog!

Hello Patreon Brains!

I thought it might be interesting to document the journey of becoming a professional YouTuber, so I’m gonna do a daily behind-the-scenes Vlog as a Patreon exclusive :) My focus will always be on the How to ADHD channel so these will just be short, raw pieces. This is Day One.

Special Patreon-only shirts!!

Because it's dangerous to go alone.

Link to regular tees: https://teespring.com/emotional-support-llama?pr=PATREON

Link to fitted tees: https://teespring.com/it-s-dangerous-t-december-2017?pr=...

Merch is heeeeere!!!

Hello Patreon Brains!

We did it and didn't die! Edward and I finally figured out redbubble, finished all (well, almost all) the designs -- there's still one we want to add that says "I play on hard mode" because that's what we ADHDers do (and Edward and I say to each other whenever we're feeling discouraged or overwhelmed -- "well, we play on hard mode.") And the very special poster from the TED...

Merch update!

Hey Patreon brains!

Edward and I are SO CLOSE to getting the merch shop done on redbubble.com, and someone asked if we could do discounts for Patreon brains. We wanted to but honestly couldn't figure out how. If anyone knows of a site that does print on demand and also allows creators to give out coupon codes (or have a shop that people can't find without a direct link), please let us know -- in...

Making things!

This is the last piece we’re creating for the howtoadhd shop on redbubble.com (we’ll link to it as soon as it’s ready, hopefully in the next few hours or so!)

This is the message to the brains I shared at the end of my TEDx talk. I wanted anyone who needed these words to have them, so I hand wrote them and Edward is making a poster out of it.

We’ll also make it available as ...

Patreon update

Hello Patreon Brains!

First of all, THANK YOU for still being here amid the chaos of the new system Patreon is implementing.

Second, I’ve been listening and talking with you about your concerns and to be honest I’m not happy about the change as well and I don’t know any creator who is. So Edward and I both reached out to Patreon to (kindly) express our and your concerns.
2017-12-09 03:38:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon's email -- thoughts?

Hello Patreon Brains!

I wanted to reach out because I got an email from Patreon (and you’ll be getting one soon, if you haven’t already) saying that they’re changing the way the fees are structured.

Right now, Patreon gets a very fair 5% of donations and then all of the transaction fees get taken out of my 95%.

Starting on the 18th of December, Patreon is restructurin...

Merch is coming!! Whatcha want?

Hello Patreon brains and hearts!

Edward and I are working on getting merchandise up in time for Christmas, is there anything in particular you'd be interested in? 

We'll be working with https://www.redbubble.com/ for this run, we've heard good things -- and they have everything from shirts to notebooks to phone cases.&...

ADHD pro tip:

If you and your partner are both struggling to get started on something, try trading tasks! I'm editing the huge brain collaboration while Edward works on crafting fun form responses to the messages I'm overwhelmed with on Facebook. The challenge of stepping outside our usual comfort zones got us back in the game-- and bonus? We'll each bring fresh insights on how to tackle those to do's. For in...

While Edward's Away...

The Candy Corns play! Edward's in New York for a friend's wedding, so this is me pulling selects and doing a rough assemble on the Halloween video so when he gets back tomorrow we'll have a (slight) chance of actually posting this by, you know, Halloween. Wish us luck!!

Pulling Selects for the Huge Brain Collab

Jessica's thoughts as we pull selects (meaning, choose the clips we feel work best) for the Huge Brain Collab. Volume may be a little all over the place, so be careful with your ears.

Did someone say "Halloween episode"?

We're last minute as usual, but I think this one is going to be extra fun: "Does Candy Make Kids Hyperactive?" Shooting that this weekend! :)