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Episode 56: Christal Wang
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Welcome to episode #56. We’re thrilled to be joined by Christal Wang today.
Christal (Forbes 30 under 30) is a startup founder, expert ADHD advocate & speaker, angel investor, and forever tinkerer. She is the Co-Founder & CEO of Shimmer (YC S21, Google for Startups, StartX): the first-ever comprehensive behavioral tech platform for adults with ADHD. She is an avid snowboarder, amateur surfer, world traveler, and coach-in-training for founders with ADHD. She is a part of and cares the most about: LGBTQ+, AAPI, women/non-binary, and neurodiverse.
Welcome to the show Chris!
Questions
- Can you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity?
- When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical?
- Used to be different: only Asian in her primary school
- The difference was apparent early on in school
- She was great at coming up with fun scenarios for her friends - they’d follow along
- What challenges did you face?
- She was called nosy and loud
- She’d often get kicked out of class by teachers who didn’t understand
- School seemed overly focused on memorizing
- Challenges at work with managers who expected linear progress
- What is it like now?
- Much better thanks to being able to delegate weaknesses, ADHD meds, and coaching
- What neuro-exceptional strengths are you leaning into now?
- As a startup CEO, she naturally shares an inspiring vision and mission that excites her team
- “Nosiness” translates into curiosity
- When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical?
- What "work" projects are you concentrating on?
- Shimmer ADHD coaching platform (Jeremy uses it 🙂)
- Affordable ADHD coaching
- She started it because it was what she needed and she couldn’t find anything that was accessible
- Shimmer ADHD coaching platform (Jeremy uses it 🙂)
- How about the rest of the time? What do you enjoy doing in your off time?
- Sabbaticals: 6-12 month cultural immersions/work aways
- Adrenaline activities: snowboarding, skiing, surfing
- What do you do to optimize productivity during your working hours? What is some unhelpful productivity advice that doesn’t work for you?
- Body doubling (does it in person with a friend)
- Time blocking in the calendar (blocks out 2hr deep work blocks)
- Planning
- Taking breaks (15-minute coffee break instead of trying to stuff in admin tasks every minute of the day)
- COMMERCIAL BREAK
- How do you manage communication with neurotypical folk?
- Overcommunicate: explain your process and what you need to be successful
- Soften feedback:
- Smile
- Use I statements (I observed)
- Receive feedback yourself
- What does your morning routine look like and how has it evolved over time?
- Set the alarm for the latest possible time!
- Currently, it’s just drinking coffee
- She has gone through phases of hitting the gym first thing but not right now
- How is your sleep? How do you switch off at night?
- Challenging - her circadian rhythm doesn’t match her NT boyfriend’s. Creates friction sometimes
- Where can people connect with you or find your work?
- Instagram: shimmer.care
- Website: shimmer.care
- Do you have any final words or asks for our audience?
- Try new strategies but don’t feel bad if they don’t work - there are always more strategies
Connect with Christal:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shimmer.care
Website: https://www.shimmer.care/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wangchristal/
Connect with Jeremy:
Email: jeremy@focusbear.io
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nageljeremy
Joey's Creativity course:
https://thepluckyjester.com/habitling-habit-building-course
More from Focus Bear:
Website: https://focusbear.io
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/focus-bear/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@focusbearapp
Twitter: https://twitter.com/focusbear1
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@focusbear
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/focus_bear/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/focusbearapp/
Podcast: https://podcast.focusbear.io
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Episode 56: Christal Wang
Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks
Manage episode 418631705 series 3493829
Welcome to episode #56. We’re thrilled to be joined by Christal Wang today.
Christal (Forbes 30 under 30) is a startup founder, expert ADHD advocate & speaker, angel investor, and forever tinkerer. She is the Co-Founder & CEO of Shimmer (YC S21, Google for Startups, StartX): the first-ever comprehensive behavioral tech platform for adults with ADHD. She is an avid snowboarder, amateur surfer, world traveler, and coach-in-training for founders with ADHD. She is a part of and cares the most about: LGBTQ+, AAPI, women/non-binary, and neurodiverse.
Welcome to the show Chris!
Questions
- Can you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity?
- When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical?
- Used to be different: only Asian in her primary school
- The difference was apparent early on in school
- She was great at coming up with fun scenarios for her friends - they’d follow along
- What challenges did you face?
- She was called nosy and loud
- She’d often get kicked out of class by teachers who didn’t understand
- School seemed overly focused on memorizing
- Challenges at work with managers who expected linear progress
- What is it like now?
- Much better thanks to being able to delegate weaknesses, ADHD meds, and coaching
- What neuro-exceptional strengths are you leaning into now?
- As a startup CEO, she naturally shares an inspiring vision and mission that excites her team
- “Nosiness” translates into curiosity
- When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical?
- What "work" projects are you concentrating on?
- Shimmer ADHD coaching platform (Jeremy uses it 🙂)
- Affordable ADHD coaching
- She started it because it was what she needed and she couldn’t find anything that was accessible
- Shimmer ADHD coaching platform (Jeremy uses it 🙂)
- How about the rest of the time? What do you enjoy doing in your off time?
- Sabbaticals: 6-12 month cultural immersions/work aways
- Adrenaline activities: snowboarding, skiing, surfing
- What do you do to optimize productivity during your working hours? What is some unhelpful productivity advice that doesn’t work for you?
- Body doubling (does it in person with a friend)
- Time blocking in the calendar (blocks out 2hr deep work blocks)
- Planning
- Taking breaks (15-minute coffee break instead of trying to stuff in admin tasks every minute of the day)
- COMMERCIAL BREAK
- How do you manage communication with neurotypical folk?
- Overcommunicate: explain your process and what you need to be successful
- Soften feedback:
- Smile
- Use I statements (I observed)
- Receive feedback yourself
- What does your morning routine look like and how has it evolved over time?
- Set the alarm for the latest possible time!
- Currently, it’s just drinking coffee
- She has gone through phases of hitting the gym first thing but not right now
- How is your sleep? How do you switch off at night?
- Challenging - her circadian rhythm doesn’t match her NT boyfriend’s. Creates friction sometimes
- Where can people connect with you or find your work?
- Instagram: shimmer.care
- Website: shimmer.care
- Do you have any final words or asks for our audience?
- Try new strategies but don’t feel bad if they don’t work - there are always more strategies
Connect with Christal:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shimmer.care
Website: https://www.shimmer.care/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wangchristal/
Connect with Jeremy:
Email: jeremy@focusbear.io
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nageljeremy
Joey's Creativity course:
https://thepluckyjester.com/habitling-habit-building-course
More from Focus Bear:
Website: https://focusbear.io
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/focus-bear/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@focusbearapp
Twitter: https://twitter.com/focusbear1
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@focusbear
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/focus_bear/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/focusbearapp/
Podcast: https://podcast.focusbear.io
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