ADHD, Hobby Hopping, and the Project That’s 90% Done

Allie is getting ready for an ADHD creators summit at Paris Hilton’s house, and she’s pretty sure the road there started with bedazzling. That felt like the right way to open an episode about ADHD and hobby hopping: the rush of a brand-new craft, the supplies you bought and never opened, and the project that’s been 90% done for longer than either of us wants to admit. Emily is deep in her own rabbit hole, researching every workshop she could possibly take in Tokyo. We spend a lot of this conversation on why newness is so hard to resist, and why the last 10% of a project can feel impossible even when you really do want to finish it. We also talk about how quickly “I just tried this” turns into “should I be selling these?” And Emily makes the case for judging a hobby by what you got out of it instead of how long you stuck with it. **In this episode, we talk about:** - How Allie got from bedazzling to Paris Hilton’s house, and the Tokyo workshops Emily can’t choose between because, as usual, she wants to do it all - Why being a beginner is so appealing to an ADHD brain, and why something as repetitive as bedazzling can still hold attention for hours - Allie knitting through every single grad school class, and whether a lot more people listen better with something in their hands than we assume - What to do with a project stuck at 90% - Why an ADHD brain would rather start a business than fold laundry, and Allie’s cost-versus-worth question for hobbies that will never make money - Hobby hopping without buying everything first: craft supply libraries, creative reuse stores, and texting your friends before you order the supplies **Resources & Links** - Brooklyn Public Library’s Craft Supply Library - Independent Review - ADHD study - Forbes Article about the Rise of ADHD and Autism - Official Hobby Hoe Club - Instagram for serial hobby hoppers - Our episode: Can We Please Stop Monetizing Every Hobby? - Scraplanta - Art and Craft reuse store in Atlanta Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode, follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ or visit our ⁠website⁠ to learn more. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, you can apply ⁠here.⁠ You can find Allie on ⁠Instagram⁠ or her ⁠website⁠, and you can find Emily on ⁠Instagram⁠ or her ⁠website⁠ to learn more about all they do and stay connected You can find Austin on ⁠Instagram⁠ for all of your podcasting and musical needs If you enjoyed this episode, follow along and share it with someone who could use a little more creativity in their life. And this is your reminder that you don't have to be an artist to benefit from creativity. You're welcome, as you are, in this creative community.