Your Brain's Not Broken
PUT THIS ON YOUR REFRIGERATOR ADHD is a brain-based difference. It has nothing to do with intelligence. It is not possible to rewire your brain through intelligence or willpower. Structure works. Routines and systems: create them, trust them, use them. It’s not natural to plan, prioritize, or think ahead. If it is not done very deliberately, it wil
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AUTHENTIC YOU VS. YOUR BRAIN In the Seinfeld sitcom, Newman is Jerry’s mortal enemy. In our UNSCRIPTED fight, our Newman isn’t an external adversary—it’s our brains. Every one of us fights an inner battle between our soulful desires and our brain’s reflexive impetuses. In one corner, there’s an authentic you—striving for success and happiness. In t
... See moreMJ DeMarco • UNSCRIPTED: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Entrepreneurship
If you’re part of the three to five percent, your view of the world is skewed, from just about every vantage point. Organization, follow-through, vision, clarity, communication—all just a little out of step with what you experience going on around you. You’re constantly thinking of what’s either behind or ahead of where you are right now, ping-pong
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