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Frankie Johnson

@theadhdfounder

Helping ADHDers become 6-figure founders | I’m a founder who kicked ADHD meds | USC Trojan | DM me “SCATTERED” to get started

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Understand where you want to be in a year and work backwards! I saw a similar creator made 300+ videos to grow his audience. So at the bare minimum I have to make 300 videos

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I used to fall asleep in class... and at the wheel. Literally. Because I stayed up too late scrolling. Because I was used to getting less than 6 hours of sleep Because I pulled all-nighters cramming work I procrastinated on. I wasn’t lazy. I just had broken systems. I was

I used to fall asleep in class... and at the wheel. Literally.

Because I stayed up too late scrolling.

Because I was used to getting less than 6 hours of sleep
Because I pulled all-nighters cramming work I procrastinated on.

I wasn’t lazy. I just had broken systems.

I was
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ADHD meds changed my life. Then nearly ended it. Middle school: I was the “bad kid.” Detentions. Suspensions. No one took me seriously—including me. Then I got diagnosed and put on Focalin XR. That semester? Straight As. My friend said, “I didn’t know you were smart.”

ADHD meds changed my life. Then nearly ended it.

Middle school: I was the “bad kid.”

Detentions. Suspensions. No one took me seriously—including me.

Then I got diagnosed and put on Focalin XR.

That semester? Straight As.

My friend said, “I didn’t know you were smart.”
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Most people think therapy is for when things fall apart. But if you wait until everything’s on fire, you’re already late. I started after three years of repeating the same emotional cycle: Start strong → blow up → feel ashamed → restart. The fix wasn’t another productivity

Most people think therapy is for when things fall apart.

But if you wait until everything’s on fire, you’re already late.

I started after three years of repeating the same emotional cycle:

Start strong → blow up → feel ashamed → restart.

The fix wasn’t another productivity
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Most people think time slips away because they’re lazy. But it’s really death by 1,000 small habits. - Procrastinating till 3am. - Forgetting where you left your keys. - Scrolling until you fall asleep. - Saying “I’ll start Monday” for the 17th week in a row. All these things

Most people think time slips away because they’re lazy.

But it’s really death by 1,000 small habits.

- Procrastinating till 3am.
- Forgetting where you left your keys.
- Scrolling until you fall asleep.
- Saying “I’ll start Monday” for the 17th week in a row.

All these things
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Most people will tell you: “If meds work, stay on them.” That advice works—until it doesn’t. The real problem isn’t quitting meds too early… It’s never building the system you were supposed to learn with them. Everyone’s optimizing for quick wins. But in reality, ADHD

Most people will tell you: “If meds work, stay on them.”

That advice works—until it doesn’t.

The real problem isn’t quitting meds too early…

It’s never building the system you were supposed to learn with them.

Everyone’s optimizing for quick wins.

But in reality, ADHD
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I was sprinting the first mile of a marathon. Skipping workouts. Sleeping 4 hours. Squeezing in “just one more task.” Telling myself I’d rest *after* I hit 10k/month. But the crash always came. Mood tanked. Energy flatlined. Confidence gone. I’d spiral and wonder if I was

I was sprinting the first mile of a marathon.

Skipping workouts.

Sleeping 4 hours.

Squeezing in “just one more task.”

Telling myself I’d rest *after* I hit 10k/month.

But the crash always came.

Mood tanked. Energy flatlined. Confidence gone.

I’d spiral and wonder if I was
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Why You Keep Burning Out After a Great Week Overworking yourself isn’t productive—it’s a trap. And ADHDers fall for it hard. We sprint. We crash. We repeat. That cycle isn’t a flaw—it’s a system issue. 1. ADHD brains default to “all or nothing.” You need a “slow burn” system

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I used to think more time = more productivity. So I cleared my schedule, quit my job, and gave myself total freedom. What happened? I scrolled. I spiraled. I sunk into overwhelm. No deadlines. No urgency. Just... empty space and guilt. Until I remembered sophomore year: I

I used to think more time = more productivity.

So I cleared my schedule, quit my job, and gave myself total freedom.

What happened?

I scrolled.

I spiraled.

I sunk into overwhelm.

No deadlines. No urgency. Just... empty space and guilt.

Until I remembered sophomore year: I
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Why You Keep Burning Out After a Great Week Sprint. Crash. Repeat. Sound familiar? That was me—until I built systems to stop sabotaging myself. ADHD doesn’t need more effort. It needs better awareness. Yesterday, 1350+ ADHD entrepreneurs learned how to: - Spot the

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Most people will tell you: “Just be more disciplined.” That works — until it doesn’t. The real problem isn’t willpower... it’s system failure. Everyone’s trying to “try harder.” But ADHD brains aren’t built to brute force productivity. Here’s what actually works: - Build

Most people will tell you: “Just be more disciplined.”

That works — until it doesn’t.

The real problem isn’t willpower... it’s system failure.

Everyone’s trying to “try harder.” But ADHD brains aren’t built to brute force productivity.

Here’s what actually works:

- Build
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You don’t need meds forever. You need a system. When ADHDers feel stuck, we turn to Adderall or Focalin. And in the beginning? It’s magic. You finally feel “normal.” Tasks click. Focus sharpens. Your confidence returns. But here’s the trap ↓ ADHD meds mask the symptoms.

You don’t need meds forever. You need a system.

When ADHDers feel stuck, we turn to Adderall or Focalin.

And in the beginning? It’s magic.

You finally feel “normal.”

Tasks click. Focus sharpens.

Your confidence returns.

But here’s the trap ↓

ADHD meds mask the symptoms.
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Most solopreneurs don’t fail because of strategy. They fail because they’re exhausted. When I hit $10k/month, it wasn’t because I found the right funnel or niche. It’s because I stopped running my body like a bootstrapped startup. Here’s what I noticed: 1. Every challenge

Most solopreneurs don’t fail because of strategy. They fail because they’re exhausted.

When I hit $10k/month, it wasn’t because I found the right funnel or niche.

It’s because I stopped running my body like a bootstrapped startup.

Here’s what I noticed:

1. Every challenge
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Why do ADHDers struggle with momentum? It’s not laziness. It’s emotional volatility. Here’s the cycle I lived for 3 years: 1. Build momentum 2. Emotional blowup (usually drunk) 3. Shame spiral 4. Rebuild from scratch The real culprit? Unresolved trauma. That trauma creates:

Why do ADHDers struggle with momentum?

It’s not laziness.

It’s emotional volatility.

Here’s the cycle I lived for 3 years:

1. Build momentum
2. Emotional blowup (usually drunk)
3. Shame spiral
4. Rebuild from scratch

The real culprit? Unresolved trauma.

That trauma creates:
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The Habit That’s Quietly Stealing Years of Your Life If you don’t fix problems at the root, they’ll just grow back stronger. Overwhelm → Doomscrolling Fear of failure → Procrastination Fear of success → Self-sabotage I used to “cover symptoms” too—scrolling for hours after

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More time doesn’t mean more done. When I had all day, I got *nothing* done. When I had one hour before a party, I got everything done. Here’s why: Most ADHDers don’t have a time problem. We have a pressure problem. Here’s what’s happening under the hood: 1. 🧠 Our brains

More time doesn’t mean more done.

When I had all day, I got *nothing* done.

When I had one hour before a party, I got everything done.

Here’s why:

Most ADHDers don’t have a time problem.

We have a pressure problem.

Here’s what’s happening under the hood:

1. 🧠 Our brains