updated 4mo ago
"We're all a little ADHD"
“ADHD” is a term that describes a way of being in the world. It is neither entirely a disorder nor entirely an asset. It is an array of traits specific to a unique kind of mind. It can become a distinct advantage or an abiding curse, depending on how a person manages it.
from Adhd 2.0 by John J. Ratey
- interesting consequence of this is that adhd might just mean you have a body with more fragments of the computation in it, distributed across society. you are responsible for their integration. suggests the answer would involve an idiosyncratic path
river stone added
We talk about ADHD because attention is important in Western society. Nobody tests us for singing or hunting ability, but those talents would also be distributed unevenly in the population, with some of us performing very poorly.”
from Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life by Winifred Gallagher