Short animated videos about real ADHD traits, each with one fix small enough to feel slightly ridiculous. Meet Milo.https://startstupidsmall.com/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/how-to-overcome-perfectionism-and-procrastination/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/how-to-overcome-perfectionism-and-procrastination/The deadline is 9:00 PM. The deck is done. At 9:40 it's still in drafts. How to overcome perfectionism and procrastination: let the clock press Send.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:40:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/is-perfectionism-procrastination/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/is-perfectionism-procrastination/Planned to start at 8:00, it's 8:07, so the morning is "ruined." Why perfectionism is often procrastination in disguise, and one ugly-start fix.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:20:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/perfectionism-rewriting-emails/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/perfectionism-rewriting-emails/One email to an investor. Two hours and 23 drafts later, it still says "Hi." How perfectionism affects work, and the one-pass rule that fixes it.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-fear-creates-perfectionism/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-fear-creates-perfectionism/A friend offers feedback. "Not ready yet." Hours later, nobody has seen a single slide. Why fear creates perfectionism, and the 30% rule.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:40:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-perfectionism-kills-consistency/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-perfectionism-kills-consistency/Nine slides done, then one typo, and the whole deck goes in the trash. Why all-or-nothing perfectionism kills consistency, and what to do instead.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:20:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-perfectionism-holds-you-back/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-perfectionism-holds-you-back/One day of ADHD and perfectionism, from an 8:07 "ruined" start to a 9:40 PM email still in drafts, and five stupid-small fixes that get work out the door.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/adhd-hyperfocus-two-minutes/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/adhd-hyperfocus-two-minutes/Dinner at 6:30. You say two minutes. Now it's 7:25 and the food is cold. Why hyperfocus blocks out people, and who can pull you out.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:20:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/adhd-hyperfocus-quick-look/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/adhd-hyperfocus-quick-look/It is 8:30 and you only want a quick look. Then it is 9:52. Why ADHD hyperfocus has no exit, and the one stupid-small fix: stand up.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:00:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/adhd-hyperfocus-cant-stop/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/adhd-hyperfocus-cant-stop/Bed at 11. Just one more slide. Then it's 1:40 AM. Why stopping hyperfocus feels like losing the thread, and how a sticky note fixes it.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:40:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/adhd-hyperfocus-forget-to-eat/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/adhd-hyperfocus-forget-to-eat/Lunch was at noon. At 2:30 you have a headache and three cold coffees. Why hyperfocus mutes the body, and the stupid-small fix: a water bottle.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:20:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/a-day-with-adhd-hyperfocus/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/a-day-with-adhd-hyperfocus/One day of ADHD hyperfocus, from an 8:30 quick look to a 1:40 AM slide, and one stupid-small fix for each moment.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/a-day-with-adhd-time-blindness/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/a-day-with-adhd-time-blindness/One ordinary day with ADHD time blindness, from the 8:40 laundry to the 11:58 deadline, and one stupid-small fix for each moment.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:57:16 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-you-only-start-at-1158-pm/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-you-only-start-at-1158-pm/You had seven days. It is due at midnight. Why an ADHD brain files a deadline under "not now" until it is now, and how to start earlier.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:53:50 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/adhd-waiting-mode/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/adhd-waiting-mode/One appointment at three, and you have been on the couch since ten. What waiting mode is, and how to hand the guarding to a clock.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:53:36 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-a-10-minute-drive-takes-25/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-a-10-minute-drive-takes-25/Always late with ADHD? Your brain says "ten-minute drive" and forgets the keys, the shoes and the parking.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:17:10 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-20-minutes-becomes-2/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-20-minutes-becomes-2/You leave at nine. It is 8:40. So why did you just start the laundry? ADHD time blindness, and one alarm that fixes the morning.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:32:07 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/hyperfocus-needs-a-target/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/hyperfocus-needs-a-target/ADHD hyperfocus can lock onto anything. A two-minute ritual points it at the task you actually care about.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:00:15 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-adhd-brains-have-no-save-button/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-adhd-brains-have-no-save-button/You walk into the kitchen and forget why. That is working memory, not a character flaw. Build a save button out of paper.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:00:05 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-a-stranger-on-zoom-gets-you-working/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-a-stranger-on-zoom-gets-you-working/Body doubling: another person in the room, even a silent one on a video call, can be the nudge that gets an ADHD brain to start.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:00:35 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-5-minutes-becomes-2-hours/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/why-5-minutes-becomes-2-hours/"I'll just check my phone for five minutes." Two hours vanish. ADHD time blindness, and why a timer beats willpower.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:00:13 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/perfectionism-is-a-hiding-spot/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/perfectionism-is-a-hiding-spot/Six weeks of polishing a site that already works. Why perfectionism is often fear of being judged, and how to publish anyway.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:00:39 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/stop-doomscrolling-build-a-dopamine-menu/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/stop-doomscrolling-build-a-dopamine-menu/Three hours of scrolling and still bored. A dopamine menu pairs one real task with one small reward, on purpose.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:00:25 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/the-2-minute-rule/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/the-2-minute-rule/If it takes less than two minutes, do it now. For anything bigger, do only its first two minutes. Starting is the expensive part.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:00:38 GMThttps://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/make-the-task-tiny/https://startstupidsmall.com/episodes/make-the-task-tiny/Big, vague tasks freeze an ADHD brain. Shrink the task until starting feels stupid-easy: not "write the report", just "open the document".Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:11:06 GMT