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Hello everybody!  If you been all wrapped-up with Awards season, I hope you can finally catch a breath now that the 90th Academy Awards are complete. Nine-zero, wow. When it comes to formal wear, I’m usually more of a jeans&blazer kid of guy, but I do have one pair of fancy-pants on the ready for such an occasion.

Speaking of civilian dress, this week we get to sit down with a long-time listener, Harran J. Williams! Harran reached out to me a little while ago and asked if he could be a guest on the Faster Than Normal podcast. I said: “Well sure- so what’s your story”? We find out that while Harran’s resume is very impressive, he’s really just grinding it out day-to-day like you, me and most of us here with ADHD.  He’s a father of three, a volunteer at his church, a Musician, a Software Engineer, a former track star from New Jersey and just an all-around good dude.

I hope you dig getting to know Harran as much as I did.  Enjoy!

In this episode, we tackle hurdles like these:

2:38-  Welcome and introducing Harran

3:29-  What’s your background?

5:30-  What keeps you going?

7:00-  Did your parents push you and did you ever feel overwhelmed as a young kid?

8:40-  A week in the life, when I was going full throttle in school. Any questions?

9:48-  What are your “life rules”? How did you learn to prioritize on your own. How did you pick which things you wanted to do best?

10:28-  Choices and the choosing

10:50-  Enter college. A track scholarship to maintain

11:44-  How we with ADHD & ADD develop deadlines, or “pressure moments” and use time-lines.

13:45-  What other “life rules” have you found that have been working for you?

14:00-  If it’s not on my calendar, I don’t know about it.

14:45-  Using ambient noise and ambient music to stay focused

15:54-  How lists are massively important for us with ADHD. Google Keep, Process Street, and other sources.

18:84-  Testimony of tools that work!

19:43-  How can we find you online Harran?  http://harranjwilliams.com  @HarronJWilliams on Twitter, InstaGram, and right here on Facebook ).

20:28-  Thank you Harran!

20:49-  Faster Than Normal Podcast contact info and credits