Achievements often feel tied into personal identity. AuDHD folks in particular struggle with achievement pressures, even with just regular neurodivergent demand avoidance. A few core topics: The joy of supporting others' work and stepping back from being the primary creatorAchievements often don't provide the emotions we expect, so it's meaningful to focus on making the process feel better insteadCreativity requires boredom and restAnd the very surprising thought I had that led to this episode... Episodes mentioned: Andrew Simonet on creating supportive feedback convos as a creativeWhen Dreams Feel Impossible (last week's episode)Autistic Stereotypes with Thomas Henley Resources:Like Your Brain community spaceTranscript DocEmail Newsletter Love Your Brain now has three elements you can choose from for more accessibility: Love Your Brain course contentGroup coaching and co-working callsDirect support from Mattia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.