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Faster Than Normal - Living well with ADHD

Faster Than Normal - Living well with ADHD2 okt39 min

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The peculiar thing about attention deficit is that everybody seems to have it these days, whether they've earned it through proper diagnosis or simply absorbed it from an enthusiastic TikTok video filmed in someone's bathroom.

What I've learned, from my own escapades, and partly through reading Peter Shankman's excellent book Faster Than Normal, is that whatever your brain does, you need to learn how to drive it.

This conversation covers the four rules Shankman uses to turn a supposedly defective brain into rather useful equipment, none of which involve medication or particularly virtuous behaviour.

Structure your environment so willpower becomes optional

Eliminate choice wherever possible — routine isn't boring, it's protective

Exercise before you need focus, not after you've lost it

Work with your strengths, delegate the rest