I am 32 with Adult ADHD and heres a detailed solution perspective that helped me to fix the problems listed in this video. Executive function issues we have mean we have a library of books (thoughts and ideas) but don't have the bookshelves and library Floorplan (the executive function structure) - sooooo we must realize our ADHD Minds just need to create bookshelves (mindmap structures to help us prioritize and structure our perspectives and responsibilities in a clear manner) - our minds appreciate all information when typical minds discriminate based on perceived importance. Let's use our minds to connect the dots that millions will never connect because they don't see the gold in the perceived garbage in life like us

This brings new context for me. I grew up with a mom that made a big deal of her lack of self control. When I was little, I was hyper controlled, but over time I think I grew into identifying with her rather than my own abilities.

I failed so hard at executive function, that I can't even finish the video without turning to other tabs.

Social psychology meeting cognitive psychology. Beautiful :)

This is one thing im having trouble with. Brraking bad habits to truly achieve my goals.

I skipped to the last two minutes of this, and that is all you need to know about my executive function #adhd

Very well said, and great awareness! Keep up the great work!

I can't get enough of this. I read a book with a similar topic, and I couldn't get enough of it. "Unlocking the Brain's Full Potential" by Alexander Sterling

I wonder how these types of tests could help those who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. They may seem simple to those who don't have it but for those who do and struggle with the function of multitasking, it can be very difficult.

This is all covered In the book "thinking, fast and slow" by Daniel kahneman . I believe the term executive function is actually what Daniel refers to as System 2. He spoke about similar experiments too.

Excellent. So important for adults and kids to understand.

This talk is all over the place. What's the take away? Our environment and peer group influences our thinking and behaviour? Wow, what a revolutionary insight.

This is helpful info, but I would have liked to learn more about how to improve it. Do these techniques work for those who have executive dysfunction from ADHD, depression, or schizophrenia?

I know a kid, around 18 or 19 years old, who works with an Executive Function Coach. Apparently, he has some issues with his executive function, and his coach is with an organization that works with people with these issues. I felt bad for the kid because even with the help of his coach, he was unable to pass a college course he enrolled in. He didn't show up to class 50% of the time and rarely did his homework. He's a bright kid, too.

Very helpful with 3 kids. Great talk!

if context is so important could isolation make your executive function worse?

Focus is a skill like many others. That being said, there are ways to improve it.

There's a breakdown when those "symbols of waiting" in society can be faked: neck deep in car/home loans and credit, doctored social media photos, liposuction, plastic surgery all to fake a brand/image to everyone. We see it it my city all the time and people open up in certain support groups (to keep it private) about their debt or relational problems because of the pressure to fabricate an image of high social status. I have 2 cars: a new car and a 2006 car that looks fair but it is fully paid off and runs great. I see a huge difference in how people behave around me when I drive the older one so the pressure by peers to fake it is there.

Its strange ADHD was not mentioned at all! Where is my orange juice? Executive function runs my life. #adhd

I find it very hard to change gears between relax mode and work mode.

Ok but what if your executive dysfunction is SO BAD that you haven't brushed your teeth in over a year, you only get out of bed in order to use the washroom and get food, and you've neglected things in your life so important that you've successfully isolated yourself from the rest of the world. . What if your executive dysfunction is SO BAD that you disassociate for long periods of time, simply blankly staring at a wall for 5-10 minutes. What if I told you that when I focus on something, 9 times out of 10 I forget to BREATH. I find myself holding my breath ALL the time. It's never gotten to the point where I've gotten dizzy or passed out, however the amount of times it happens is alarming. . It really scares me just how bad my executive dysfunction has gotten, to the point that it could soon cause me to become homeless. Something is clearly wrong with me, and I don't live somewhere where I'm capable of finding any doctors that can help me... . I feel kind of trapped in my own body at times, because when I relax it's almost as if though I become paralyzed until something forces me to start moving again, which usually comes in the form of hunger or needing to use the washroom. While I'm standing up because I need food or need to use the washroom I'm completely fine and can do other things for the most part, but only the things that catch my attention are the things that I end up focusing on or doing. . I don't know where I was going with this or what I'm expecting, but if anyone knows what could possibly be wrong with me, I'd like to know. I'm like 90% sure this issue has caused me to develop depression and anxiety issues since it's been going on for over 6 years now...

*_Know Thyself! Knowing which move to make comes with insight and knowledge, and by learning the lessons that are accumulated along the way_*

Great presentation and a good perspective to take with EF work

This is truly interesting, but it misses a big thing here. It doesn't invalidate the message completely but it really misses something big. Poor executive functions begins earlier than your friend group. Childhood. Growing up in a household where a parent suffers from: mental disorser/alcohol or drug abuse/general bad parenting w/ neglect. This will put the children on the path of feeling connectedness with the group with poor executive function at a truly early stage. And there you have it. I'd say it's 50% parenting/early years and 50% peer pressure (Sabine Doebel's example). On a similar note: They did tests on Vietnam military personel who abused substances. They wanted to see whom of these vets were still abusing and who weren't when they were back in the US again. The answer? Veterans were much less likely to no abuse drugs If they had a safe and stable childhood. Context is everything.

This was a very nice video 👍🏼

Executive function skills are vital in this world. Thanks for explaining!

Great video!!

I love how she ended her talk! I went back to the last 2 minutes like 15 times

When my second son was born the pediatrician noticed I fit certain criteria in “artistry” and sent me here. It really was a beautiful conversation.

The little girl at 4:27 received v. good verbal instructions, but during execution she was mislead - already in process when she received the card, should have been reminded & second card handed over the wrong box with no pause

american: i learned how to drive and it was stressful german: lol

I'm horrible at this kind of task switching and extremely absent-minded, forgetting all my meetings and such, all those things. Being distracted all the time, not remembering any facts like people's names and such. All of it. But I have extremely strong willpower. I'm like one of those people who could saw off their own leg if it got stuck under something in a forest for several days. (this didn't happen) I can delay gratification indefinitely if I decided it so. I can push myself to the levels of stress where I get physically sick. I can push myself to do things that give me emotional scarring without even noticing that I'm pushing myself too hard (These things have been happening since my childhood) So I am quite doubtful that executive function is responsible for both aspects. Otherwise, how could I be at such opposite extremes in these things?

So good!!!! Teary eye status

short and clear also helpful

Amazing! 🤩

Thank you

This is also how cultural norms work! (Referring to the group thing.) If everyone around is doing something, or is NOT doing something, most people naturally adjust their behavior to fit in better to match the crowd. It's also why we know humans are not solitary creatures, we are highly socialized and need the group.

Is there a good book to read if I found her answer for how to improve executive function unhelpful?

I failed so hard at executive function, that I can't even finish the video without going to the comments :)

As someone who is great at games like colour/shape sorting and still sucks at executive functioning, yeah that tells you nothing.

Very interesting.

Wow this is really interesting! It must be so much fun to do experiment with kids!

But he who endure to the end,the same will be given a cotton candy. LOL

I'm confused. Wouldn't the strategies you use to help yourself in a certain context be more of a cognition hack than an improvement of executive functioning? I don't see how this would actually help improve executive functioning at all, just make you more capable with the executive functioning you already have.

I’m waiting for the second video before I press the like button.

Am leaving halfway after reading the comments 🤓

Very good. ✊🏾 9:16

Come up with strategies to help. Hmm if I could do that I wouldn’t have executive dysfunction....

Me as a child in the marshmallow test : / tries to look away, zones out, forgets the marshmellow was there /

How do we measure the executive function with adolescence ?

The obedient worker functions

Soooo how do we improve it?

Interesting talk :)) its taking me a while to complete my drivers license too... I put it off for grad school but now that I completed my studies and will be working full-time next month, I should focus on continuing driving lessons in my free time and finally getting that license lol.

Congratulations, you just demonstrated the placebo effect!

Somente quando conhecemos a nós mesmo que os resultados aparecem❤

Still waiting for that quick fix! Next video

Drives her point!

Nice

Helpful video. Good.

was sure dopamine triggers would be involved in this discussion. Is that entirely separate?

I'm captivated by the clarity and insight in this content. A book with comparable insights was pivotal in my journey. "Mindful Mastery: Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World" by Kyle Ash

Could OCD be an overuse of Executive function, like you are hyper aware of what you are doing?

I love that star and truck game but there are adults that would do the same as the little girl.

Humans are herd animals. We learn from each other and we grow with eachother. We need each other to function well. If this TED talk isn't evidence of that, I dunno what is.

pretty good

Um, is this a re-upload? I feel like I've watched this before... I also think that what "executive function" is wasn't explained very well or thoroughly enough...

This is crucial information in the age of long covid. Shame none of the doctors give a toss about it

I’m a job seeker with ASD and indivs acting as agents for prospective employers, Ari Arad, Alina Arad, Joyce Arad, Avi Arad, Isaac Perlmutter and Laura Perlmutter deny me equal access to test by using radionic/other electronic devices in communications to remove my executive functions including Impulse Control and Self-Care which I suffer a 30% deficit from childhood in a facility of the 12 Step Programs called The Creative Closet of A.A.

Super support

I’m very disappointed we didn’t get a cut clip of kids singing in order to distract them from eating the marshmallow… lol

DOES TDCS THERAPY HELP WITH EXECUTIVE FUNCTION PLEASE?

i had to watch this in 1.75x speed and i keep on switching to different tabs.

Interesting !

Musical training also helps improve executive functioning

Did Someone put canned laughter when the kid puts the blue star in the truck box?

She's making a big mistake. She's not talking or explaining anything about executive function with the marshmallow test. It's actually an ability to tune out from that focus that will help those kids wait, as she herself describes. And it fits with what Gabor Maté's theory states, that it's exactly an early childhood need to tune out from difficult situations that will create problems with executive function/adhd

Conforming isn't for everyone. Adhd and depression effect executive function. Society makes our brains sick and unable to endure the punishments of not falling in line with everyone else. If your executive functioning is malfunctioning, you'll likely need medication to help you conform. Not all of us are lucky enough to like the people we must go to school and work with. Poverty doesn't do much but hinder the ability to think ahead. Stress is a thief of planning and motivation. Good luck changing the context of everyday life.

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU ❤😍💋 10/10 video

♦️ I wish in all coming videos approval Arabic in translation please ♥️ 🔷 * small notice * : the Arab world ( we .. 😁) ... Owend internet and technology example your country and thanks you on your efforts ♥️🌹

So- a bit off topic- but I find it interesting that I come away identifying with the "green" group. When talking about the video, "green" is the example i automatically use. In my mind, just from the input from this video, "orange" is othered. Just. Like. That. That's how fast we form tribes and create the "other."

Some times business personels don't know how to address an issuses.Today , I was going to a Dollar tree store's locate at Florida Ave Tampa Florida, the store is so dirthy so I spoke and aked for a position some one says talk to the manager the manager's says know so I said why is this floor so dirthy she called the police one me.

Just hopped in immediately I saw the notification

Wait. Wait. Wait. Executive function is your ability to think outside of habit and simplicity, and yet the best way of fostering it in people is to play on an inherent need for social conformity? Something which in the long run is known as one of the major reasons why people don't think for themselves? That is messed up.

Where she get these kids

it sounds like this instance of the marshmallow test shows that kids are extremely suggestible

ok but how do you improve it?

OMG I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS!!! I’m almost 60!!

It’s called adhd which I have and brain fog from fibromyalgia! Double whammy

So her study shows that children have strong tribalism.

Executive function is the obedience function--it leads to success only so far. The greatest achievers in their fields tend to pursue what they love, without waiting, even impulsively.

I’m liking this but the pacing/deliver whilst crystal clear seems a tad paediatric to me... maybe I just need to “know myself” better 🥴😉

Yes

My executive has malfunctioned.

I feel like she missed the real point of her own experiments. It’s not that context matters. It’s that IDENTITY matters. That’s really what she was manipulating.

Ah, so now I have a name of my disability. Great!

it's affected by mob mentality in a way.

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Great... thanks for providing solutions...🙄 not really any better off for that video

My exceutive function needs help I cant decide between cleaning up and building a kit and working.

Great title but this vid doesn’t show you how to build the bookshelves that don’t exist in the ADD mind with books flying everywhere