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This isn't me but I still appreciate how you're addressing this. I imagine many will benefit. Thank you❤

This is me, I told you it’s me, I’m so grateful you brought this up here 🙏🏻

It's really hard to manage multiple Etsy shops and do freelance work with ADHD, autism, and severe social anxiety. Sometimes I'm too overwhelmed to respond to clients for days, sometimes I can't respond at all. I often "work" all day long without getting anything done, but also doing nothing fun like a hobby or relaxing. I work 24/7 from September to December (my main season on Etsy) and after that, I'm completely empty and burned out until summer, but then it starts all over again. I'm not medicated and don't want to, but I also don't know how to improve my situation. So many neurodivergent people struggle immensely and feel completely alone being self-employed, and I think we can use all the help we can get. So thanks a lot for talking about this!.

This is me! Never been diagnosed, but I have so many creative ideas and I’m in heaven with how much there is to do in my new Etsy shop. I’m very excited and motivated when I’m challenged with a design project like this, but also easily overwhelmed. Your videos are amazing and have really help me dial in and prioritize what I should spend my time on. This was such a good idea to speak to us about and I’m very curious to learn more. Thank you for everything you do!

Been a silent follower for a while and have been building up my store like you advised , I'm nearly at 100 listings :-) Your videos are amazing and I'm so excited about this because you have described me in a nutshell! I think a lot of people will relate to this . Thanks so much 😊

This is me all over. Being able to switch hyper focus on and off is the secret super power. I keep a playlist which I only play when I want to focus, once I get locked into it I can focus no matter what. I use music as the switch. Set a timer to have the music end after a few hours and I find I'm able to snap out of hyperfocus and avoid burnout. Keep this playlist for this purpose only, I find as soon as I hear it I start to focus.

Love that you’ve done this video, Nick. An ADHD-friendly program/guide for Etsy store management will be very welcome for folks like us! Thank you!

Thank you for addressing this. I too have ADD and I am all over the place.

This is just a wonderful idea for a series. And to be honest, this is just perfect for me. Thanks!

Yes, this is me, I hyperfocused on my shop for the first 4 months, then couldn't stay consistent and keep the momentum going even with the initial success (i made about 50 sales). Managing the store is a real nightmare with ADHD, I wish I could just make art and outsource the rest to someone else 😅

This is so interesting, I am pretty sure that I have ADD but not diagnosed. U are totally correct about the heaven and hell lol! Looking forward to the series.

LOL I've been found out! I'm "continuing education" by catching up on your vids, while simultaneously updating photos and infographics; all while I have a stack of orders to sew and office organizing to do. And I was just about to start making a list of ideas of how to prepare for the holiday season...until I heard the topic of this vid and starting laughing. I use different KZfaq music for different work activities (mostly brown noise or other colors, binuaral beats, etc). I'll ONLY use ABC sound for Activity A and only XYZ sound for Activity B, so on and so forth. It helps "train" the brain into certain "modes". The problem is CHANGING tasks from the hyper focus. Oooooph that one is difficult. I would be VERY interested in a video series, book, or the like on the subject!

I think it’s pretty common for entrepreneurs. It can be a real strength if you can harness it! Would love to hear your tips.

I started a digital downloadable prints store on Etsy quite a while ago. I was chugging along quite nicely towards getting my minimum number of listings made (365). I've made 61. I haven't touched the shop since January. Even 3 sales wasn't enough to kickstart my motivation back into gear. It's so exhausting.

First video I find about this topic. I closed my etsy store and one of the reasons was because I felt this way. Now I feel hope.

Yes please move forward with this series! I have an Etsy store and a vintage booth and struggle with ADHD (ADD). It's truly a blessing and a curse, as you said in this video. It would be extremely beneficial for me and many others. Thank you!

Yey, looking forward to seeing this content, as an Etsy shop owner who really struggles with this! cant wait to. I was literally planning my Etsy tasks on a new app then this popped up on YT. I’m also an art KZfaqr , so I struggle with that too!

This is me 🤦🏻‍♀️ undiagnosed but I can see it and have learned to live with it. The best thing for me is to make a schedule or a list (and hopefully I don’t lose the list. 🤪

I am pretty sure I have ADD, though never diagnosed. Even though I do procrastinate, it didn't really affect me with a full-time corporate job as I had specific deadlines to adhere to. Now that I am self-employed, I am extremely overwhelmed. It's hard to describe to others in my life. I think working with jewelry, that requires specific equipment and specific components, makes it almost impossible for me to complete a product idea. Trying to make jewelry, source products, product research, and then build a website is way too much for me. I have a lot of ideas but I have a hard time executing them. I spend a lot of time buying new tools and components, only to fail at follow-through. I've told myself no new anything until I use everything I have purchased this year. It's really frustrating and hard on my profit margin, lol.

i don't think i have ADHD BUT i dyslexia and find it hard to work on my ETSY SHOP I CAN work all day and get no where like you said in the video i find your videos helpful i think a lot of people with other disabilities will help then as well looking forward to seeing what you come up with

Ow, nice one Nik. As a seller, you're in a new niche that looks rich as hell! I felt it was me too, I don't know if it's for everyone or if this is really a thing though

I felt like you were talking to me personally. Please, more videos, possibly ideas on how to stay on task. Thank you so much for bringing this up!

😂 Tip one. If a convo needs responding and you cannot do it at that exact moment, get into the habit of marking it as unread! Otherwise it will disappear. Seriously a way to flag ongoing threads would be really useful on Etsy.

This video is very helpful and so true about what you are saying I could never focus in school as a kid never was diagnosed but I struggle with completing task and getting anxiety and overwhelmed in my Etsy business,I could relate to what you were talking about,Please make more videos ,I enjoy all your videos !

Thanks for this video Nick. I used to feel overwhelmed with the information overload on KZfaq early in my Etsy journey. However, I have learned to just focus on just a few content providers (yourself included) that I feel offer value.

Sir you are truly, The ETSY whisperer 😂.

I have several ADHD and I’m extremely talented and there probably isn’t anything I can’t do and for that reason I’m not successful I’ve made many Etsy stores then erased cause I get bored with whatever it is and it’s not working fast enough for me to. I also get analysis paralysis longest one was 2 yrs but here I am extremely creative with so much to give but not the courage to come fourth cause I don’t trust myself with how my mind works . I’m extremely depressed I am extremely anxious all the time causing my heart to implode at insane highs I’m getting overwhelmed just writing this but today has not been a good day but I will most certainly come back to this video because I have a lot to offer this conversation. But ive had this insane amount will to draw portraits last week I was up till 5am drawing now im in my burnout phase .. now I’m back to I need to do something with my life so These past 3 days I’ve had no sleep my mind hasn’t stopped my wheels have been spinning with a million thoughts and ideas . It’s seriously the most draining life to live .

I don’t have either but have friends and family who do. I love the focus you’ve drawn to running a business with add or adhd. ❤

Ha ha! This is so me. I'm focusing today on updating old listings. Seriously, I am forcing myself to stay on task. Mind drifting and hyper focus😊 Thank you for this video. Made me realize I really need to make a daily list to stay on course.

ADHD - Inattentive Type here. Creating new products and the dopamine rush associated is easy. Following through with making listings is a whole other thing. I absolutely hate doing photos because it is slow and repetitive. On the days that I have a lot to do - filling orders, putting up listings, responding to customers - I need to take my ADHD meds to get through the day or I would just sit there trying to start but unable to motivate. I don't take the meds everyday because there is a risk for me to become manic. I have tried to implement structure and some of it has stuck - pack in the morning, do layouts in the middle of the day, make orders after dinner. I suspect a lot of sellers on Etsy have ADHD because we have SO MANY creative ideas.

I have the hyperfocus you described and its definetly is a blessing and a curse lol. Its hard for me to let tasks go until im satisfied with them if not i get stressed over it and I end up thinking about it regardless through out the day, and although it is time consuming it does allows me to brainstorm the absolute best ideas. Thanks for the video, made me realize i could have this.

I'm a teacher with a small business AND ADHD. This isn't a criticism at all, as I love this video, but 'ADD' is an outdated term, and all the different types of ADHD now fall under the 'ADHD' title. I can definitely relate to what you are talking about. My biggest problem is moving from the creative process/making my products to photographing and listing them. I actually hate that part of the process and have so many (hundreds and hundreds) of finished products that are not listed because I'll do ANYTHING but list them! I'll then get stuck in ADHD paralysis mode and get overwhelmed by all the things I still need to do, and by all the tabs open in my head. I'm still working on navigating this better.

Love this ❤️. I’ve not even started mine yet as I know I’m ADHD and am already overwhelmed at just the thoughts of what lies ahead. I know myself too well 😢. I have lots of creative ideas but I know how my mind jumps about looking for new things rather than focusing on some of the more mundane but important things. This mini series will be really helpful so thank you 🙏

This would be interesting. I don’t have ADD although I was misdiagnosed with it when I was younger, but I do have other medical issues that can sometimes have similar symptoms so it would be something I would definitely watch.

Yep. This is why I can’t get anything done sadly. My listings are so slow going up because I get that dopamine hit from making new designs and I’ll have 4-5 going at once. I love designing. I’ve got to sit down and figure out how to get all my ducks in a row and get my stuff done. We literally make lists and start tasks cause they feel good then move on to a new thing and the first thing isn’t complete. :/

I relate to this sooo much. And also had to back this 10 minute video up about 6 times because my mind keeps launching into other thoughts about what you’re talking about. 😅

Totally me ... would love to see more videos 😊😊

You know what might do well for your ADHD followers? Working sessions for different levels. “Here’s the thing you should do and let’s answer questions for a few minutes. Now Here’s the time to do it.” (All the while on zoom together coworking). Then come back on… here’s the next thing to do… here’s the time to do it. Working sessions have always been amazing.

Yes. And it’s really hard to keep from freezing.

Looking forward to the next episode. Sounds like you were talking to me.

Yep this is me I was diagnosed with this earlier this year. I get very distracted and confused. However I am now working through this. I still have over 90k sales for one of my stores. I have struggled selling digital products.

Hi Nik!! I don't have ADD...but i found this video very interesting!!!!! Go on!!!!

Interesting, my partner and I have just opened our first store. I was diagnosed in 1997 with adhd at the age of 7 and was put onto medication for it. In my 20s I was always hyper active I travelled the world for a living cc for 2 middle eastern airlines and always struggled with my attention sitting the exams. I'm sure my partner also has some form of this but he has never been diagnosed. I find that both of us can work for hours without a break when we hyperfocus and then go through an exhausted period where we can't focus at all.

I am not ADD. I think a structure for managing your etsy shop is good for everyone. I am not crazy about labels, but structure is always good.

looking forward to more info, should be helpful!

This sounds alot like me. I have heard a label as gerneralist. But.i do have a tendency to jump task to task. Nnerever getting anything done really. My wife says I have a hundred open project and non done. I am interested.tp hear how others cope or road path to change. Thanks for tackling the hard topics

Sometimes, I am hyperfocus, and sometimes, I am all over the place. I do have ADHD.

Yes, same, exactly me and yes I have ADHD

I try and plan my day but frequently get stuck in research mode with many, many partially completed tasks argh…

Would love to hear how your partner is doing it. How she sets up her days. That sort of thing.

It was always funny for me that right now we have word for everything. I was raised in times and environment where there was no conversations about this kind of things so i was never digging in this topics. My partner told me few times something what sounded similar to definition of ADD and i was always like: "it is like this, at work i need to act like this, with kids it is like... etc." Now i thought about all this and i thought about me working with my Etsy shop. At shop i am working on my own, all on me, my time, no one and nothing to blame. Seems like ADD is with me.

This is so me i'm all over the place its really hard to Finnish the things i need to do. I fell like I'm so buissy all day but accomplish nothing :(

I think so. my daughter and grand children are all add spectrum and I guess thats me as well but at my age 57 no point in getting a diagnosis now as I am an expert. through experience. In general its great for my daughter and her business until she gets too many orders and gets overwhelmed. I bounch around from idea to idea which is good because I do dry lots of new items and I have unique ideas.

I want to add - avoiding Pinterest with colourful image heavy content is a good idea 👍

Yes... I was diagnosed with Adult ADD. It's not good. Ugh.

Please, how can I get help? My site on Etsy was suspended.

ADHD here. From a medical perspective we no longer use the term ADD

Me, I have severe ADHD. Diagnosed forever. I'm 60.

Let me start by saying a big THANK YOU for all of your wonderfully informative/helpful videos. I LOVE your direct, no b.s. approach! Also, I am SO glad you're going to talk more about this! I have ADD and am about to embark on a new journey selling vintage items on Etsy. I was doing really well, buzzing right along like the busy bee that I am -- buying great stuff, doing diligent research, coming up with pricing, taking nice photos, writing nice descriptions until I got to.... the DREADED SHIPPING! (insert sudden, loud dramatic music here!) AAAAARGH!!! TOO. MANY. DECISIONS/CHOICES. Here's where it gets complicated for ME. I live in S. Italy and plan on selling mainly to the N. American and U.K. markets... I have several REALLY COOL but also REALLY BREAKABLE items, as well as some heavy S@%t too... what to do, what to do... do I pre-package everything so that I know the PRECISE weight and dimensions (that way everything's ready to go when an order comes in)? But then, iit depends on where it's going and what if they order mutliple items? But wait, so what about the shipping costs I'd already calculated for each individual item... and what about those PESKY customs? This is where my brain goes into OVERLOAD and I drop everything. I haven't been able to move out of paralysis mode since. Any suggestions you might have would be EVER SO APPRECIATED regarding ADHD overwhelm/paralysis and ORGANIZATION in one of your next videos? Also, if you have any tips for international shipping FROM Italy? 🙏🙏🙏 Thanks in advance! Amy❤

Totally me ... would love to see more videos 😊😊