Chase tackles one of the biggest daily challenges for an ADHD brain: getting the morning started without getting ambushed by distractions, dopamine, or competing priorities. He breaks down his “morning triangle,” the three anchors that help create momentum, and why simply trying to have a “perfect” morning routine can set you up to fail. Along the way, Chase introduces the “I did” list and offers a healthier, more achievable way to think about winning the morning.
What if your morning routine looked great on paper—but your ADHD brain had other plans?
In this episode of Chase Squirrelson, Chase explores the daily battle between “night me,” who has a plan, and “morning me,” who may or may not agree with it. He shares his surprisingly simple strategy for getting moving, explains his morning triangle of Ziggy, Marcus and Solomon, and looks at the momentum interrupters that can derail even the best intentions.
From dopamine hits to directional wins, Chase breaks down three simple morning anchors and explains why sometimes the goal isn't to have a perfect morning—it's simply to be able to say, “I did.”
(:30) What invention did Chase dream up on his drive to the studio to record this episode?
(1:15)The doable ADHD morning routine
(2:05) The ADHD brain ambushes the morning routine
(3:11) Who is the “night me”?!
(3:33) Who is the “morning me”?!
(3:53) How does Chase’s morning routing unfold?
(4:51) Chase’s morning triangle, Ziggy, Marcus and Solomon.
(7:22) What’s the triangle morning strategy?
(9:06) What happens when one or the other directs his day?
(9:49) Why do ADHD mornings fail?
(12:27) Examples of momentum interrupters and what rituals help
(13:49) What destroys mornings?
(14:14) What’s a healthy way of framing the morning?
(14:39) What are the three anchors? Wake up, dopamine hit and achieve one directional win.
(16:29) What’s the “I did” list?
(16:50) A key takeaway…
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