Neurodiversity
Procrastination is not laziness; It’s a depression response

Procrastination is not laziness.
It's a depression response.
Procrastination is an emotion regulation problem. Procrastination is about being more focused on "the immediate urgency of managing negative moods" than getting on with the task. Once you learn the simple truth of where it comes fr... See more

Procrastination is not laziness.
It's a depression response.
Procrastination is an emotion regulation problem. Procrastination is about being more focused on "the immediate urgency of managing negative moods" than getting on with the task. Once you learn the simple truth of where it comes fr... See more
approximately 15-20% of the population is neurodivergent, meaning that their brains function differently than the ‘normal’ population. It's estimated that around 10-15% of people have dyslexia, 4-5% have ADHD, and 1-2% are autistic.
Meg Casebolt • Social Slowdown: Take a social media break, set better boundaries, and market your business without sacrificing your mental health
“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.
John J. Ratey • Adhd 2.0
One of my ADHD quirks is that if there’s a Big Thing to do that day (doctor’s appointment, package delivery, big presentation) then 100% of my brain goes to that important event. I can’t miss it. Nothing else gets done until The Big Thing gets done.
Conversely, after The Big Thing gets done, nothing else gets done either because my brain –flooded wi
... See moredaverupert.com • Productivity Traps I Fall Into Regularly - daverupert.com
2. First, ADHD is a terrible name. It's not an attention deficit, it's an attention regulation disorder. There is plenty of attention, it's just not directed towards the things you're "supposed" to attend to, and attention may move around more than it's "supposed" to.
James Stuberx.comDivergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
amazon.com
Given the extent of overlap between the conditions, the under-diagnosis of females who instead present with anxiety, depression or eating disorders, and the estimated prevalence of each condition, a reasonable estimate of all neurominorities within the population is around 15–20%, i.e. a significant minority.
