Andreas Vlach
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Andreas Vlach
I've started to see imposter syndrome not as a personal failing but as a natural response to the gap between our interior lives and our exterior presentations. We all contain multitudes—contradictions, uncertainties, half-formed thoughts, questions we're embarrassed to ask. But the versions of ourselves we present to the world are necessarily simpl... See more
imposter syndrome is the price of showing up
adhd and Procrastination
The imposter syndrome whispers: "You don't know enough yet." But knowing enough is a moving target. There's always another book to read, another expert to consult, another angle to consider. At some point, the pursuit of readiness becomes a sophisticated form of procrastination. We convince ourselves we're being responsible, thorough, professional,... See more
imposter syndrome is the price of showing up
adhd and Procrastination
But here's what I've started to understand about the "just ship" philosophy: it's not about ignoring these fears or powering through them with toxic positivity. It's about recognizing that our ideas—and by extension, ourselves—can only grow through contact with reality. They need friction. They need to bump up against other minds, other experiences... See more
imposter syndrome is the price of showing up
Even well-functioning people with ADD often feel tremendously indecisive about taking new directions or making life changes. They have had so much difficulty in following through on decisions made in the past that they often become unable to trust themselves enough to move ahead at all. They also often have great difficulty saying no appropriately.
... See moreDon Kerson • Getting Unstuck; Unravelling the Knot of Depression Attention and Trauma
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
... See moreJames M. Ochoa • Focused Forward
“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
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.
If there is something you want to do later, do it now. There is no “later” — only a polite fiction we tell ourselves while life quietly moves the furniture. “Later” is where dreams go to suffocate under laundry piles and unread emails. It’s the mirage that keeps the camel walking, not realising the oasis was always the decision to drink now. Procra
... See moreThe ADHD urge to be excellent at solving other people's problems while letting our car registration expire for 8 months while actively thinking about it every single day
Kelly on substack