# ADHD, Flexible Thinking, and Living Constitutionally with AJ Jacobs

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Podcast: [ADHD Essentials](https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-essentials-727856)
Published: 2024-07-29T09:29:00+00:00
Episode link: https://adhdessentials.podbean.com/e/adhd-flexible-thinking-and-living-constitutionally-with-aj-jacobs/
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## Resource

In today’s episode, we talk to friend-of-the-pod, and New York Times Best-Selling author AJ Jacobs. AJ is an editor at large for Esquire, as well as a journalist, author, and lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments. He’s also a fellow ADHDer. AJ talks to us about his latest book, The Year of Living Constitutionally. We discuss: How his year of living like a colonial American affected AJ’s mental health (mostly in good ways) Why flexible thinking matters and how to support it Lifestyle lessons from Benjamin Franklin And election cakes Guest Links: Learn more about AJ Jacobs and his work here: https://ajjacobs.com/ Learn More about Brendan and his work at: Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups Join the ADHD Essentials Facebook Community Check out the ADHD Essentials Website Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com Men’s ADHD Support Group Links: Learn more about the Men’s ADHD Support Group Join the Men’s ADHD Support Group’s Facebook Community

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