ADHD Productivity: Overplanning, Overcommitting, and Too Many Ideas

Do you spend more time organizing your work than doing it? Take over a colleague’s task when they only asked for feedback? Start developing several ideas before deciding which one to finish? In part two of Patterns of Divergent Minds at Work, Cathy Rashidian explores the Architect, Rescuer, and Visionary. For professionals navigating ADHD productivity challenges or other neurodivergent experiences, these patterns offer a way to examine planning, boundaries, prioritization, and follow-through. We look at: The Architect: When useful structure becomes time-consuming overplanning. The Rescuer: How helping turns into owning someone else’s work. The Visionary: How to choose a small test when you have too many ideas competing for attention. Questions to ask before adding another system, accepting a request, or committing to a project. When you need clearer team priorities, ownership, or support. The aim is to keep what helps you contribute while adjusting the effort and responsibilities you take on. Explore your own patterns: Complete the free Patterns of Divergent Minds at Work inventory. Series: Patterns of Divergent Minds at Work · Part 2 of 5. Next: people-pleasing, expectations, and the pressure to prove yourself.