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i don& #39;t think i& #39;ve mentioned this, but i was diagnosed with ADHD this year. this was a complete surprise, the possibility had never even entered my mind. i thought the therapist was joking, so i laughed along heartily, "ha ha!" 
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... a surprise to *me*, i should say. most of the people close to me went more like this:
"ADHD?" *pause*
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Yep, guess that fits. Actually.. Oh, WOW. Yeeeaaahhhhhhh."
"ADHD?" *pause*
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Yep, guess that fits. Actually.. Oh, WOW. Yeeeaaahhhhhhh."
I guess I always attributed a lot of it to my being homeschooled, so I never learned to break my day up into 60 minute chunks, work by the clock, handle interruptions, focus on boring stuff etc.
I have two modes, on and off; deep hyperfocus or bored and dozing off.
I have two modes, on and off; deep hyperfocus or bored and dozing off.
being ceo was perilously close to torture, because you& #39;re never supposed to work on anything for more than an hour or two, really
it takes me hours to sink IN to a problem. and once i& #39;m there, i do not want to break focus until i am _done_. even if it takes days.
it takes me hours to sink IN to a problem. and once i& #39;m there, i do not want to break focus until i am _done_. even if it takes days.
because i know how hard it was to find that place, and i may never find my way back if i break off for a nap or diner. it& #39;s like all my good work happens in Narnia.
anyway ... i have been very intentionally _not_ reading anything about other people& #39;s experiences of ADHD, because i wanted to spend some time *not knowing* and paying close attention to myself, things about how i work that seem far from the norm.
early career was brutal for me, but i developed a robust set of coping skills that made hyperfocus into an advantage for me
.... as an engineer.
maybe the last 4 years have been so rough in part because those skills do not translate, esp to roles with loads of interruptions.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😑" title="Ausdrucksloses Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Ausdrucksloses Gesicht">
.... as an engineer.
maybe the last 4 years have been so rough in part because those skills do not translate, esp to roles with loads of interruptions.
anyway. i& #39;m interested in reading or hearing about others& #39; experiences if you know of any that seem uncannily alike or possibly useful, so please don& #39;t hesitate to drop em my way.
oh and uh. my apologies to those of you i was late meeting up with, or got lost on my way to, and especially all of the conference organizers i stressed out these past years.
i wasn& #39;t trying to be a dick, i was just lost and late A LOT. working hard on new skills over herehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥃" title="Tumblerglas" aria-label="Emoji: Tumblerglas">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
i wasn& #39;t trying to be a dick, i was just lost and late A LOT. working hard on new skills over here
