You know why it’s hard to be happy—it’s because we refuse to LET GO of the things that make us sad.
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7 Keys to Living a Happy Life with ADHD
By Edward Hallowell, John Ratey — 2021
Happier living with ADHD means unwrapping and exalting your gifts. Begin by using these 7 strategies tailored to your brain’s special ways and engineered to transform your ADHD into a life-enhancer.
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