Hi, I'm Linda. I'm originally from Germany but living nomadically as a web and automations developer. I was late diagnosed at 40 last year and it's been such a positive change, so much finally makes sense! Most of my energy these days goes into figuring out why standard productivity systems never worked for me, and building ones that actually do. I love travelling, learning new hobbies (even though I already have way too many 😄), and nature/wildlife. Really looking forward to understanding more about myself and finding my people here 💛.

I'm reviewing my ADHD Awakening Assessment and noted that my "executive function problem" might actually be a precision-paralysis pattern... I don't start because I'm not confident that I've figured out the perfect plan yet. I've often deemed this as "paralyzed by perfectionism." The systems I keep abandoning aren't failing because I lack discipline. They're failing because they're solving the wrong problem entirely. That's annoying. ;-)

I get really aggrieved about things which seem like cheating and get told off by my wife for going on and on and on etc about it. A while ago I saw some furniture advertised for sale locally, and a few days later available for free collection. The following day, it turned up dumped on some waste land under a railway bridge near us. I called the local council, the police, everyone with any form of responsibility in our village, hassled the guy in charge of fly-tipping and tried to find out who owned the land. Nobody would do anything about it - it fell between responsibilities, but eventually some enterprising teenagers crawled in and collected it all for their den. Similarly, in my running club the guy who was organising the points league, with a big trophy available for the winner seemed to be cheating. I was really upset, told everyone I knew, fell out with the club and left in a huff. Now, someone is going too fast on his bicycle and stealing all my records for eg the route from my village to the next one. I know for a fact that it really isn’t important - in the proper competitions I’m fairly quick for a 60 something, but not like a proper athlete. Nevertheless, I think he’s cheating at least some of the time (there is some evidence), and I won’t let it go. When I was on holiday years ago, I set a record on the bicycle for the climb up the mountain, before the island had been discovered by anyone with a proper bicycle. Later that day, I got a notification that someone had stolen my virtual trophy and despite the fact that the guys ride was literally titled “riding around on a quad bike”, I had to get changed and try to steal the crown back. I don’t know if I can blame this on ADHD, or just being too fragile and too competitive?

I think I have done everything - was here 3 hours yesterday. Also paid for C-3 where is the blueprint thingy ???

I just listened to the Blueprint videos and Jim’s story stuck with me—especially his comment about not being the “hyper kid.” That stereotype is exactly why so many people were missed. A lot of us either learned to mask early or were naturally quiet, internal processors. We weren’t disruptive, so it was assumed we just didn’t want to apply ourselves. But the “H” in ADHD isn’t about outward behavior—it’s about what’s happening in the brain. For many of us, the exhaustion comes from constant mental overactivity - a hyper brain 😊 - not physical restlessness. That’s also why meds like Ritalin don’t create some dramatic, super-focused version of ourselves. When ADHD is actually present, it often just quiets the noise—making it easier to think clearly, stay with a task, and follow through. When someone that doesn’t have ADHD uses (or abuses) such meds, they’re more likely to experience and notice dramatic effects. All of this has made me realize how important it is (at least for me) to push back on the misconceptions. ADHD isn’t just being distracted or joking “squirrel!” any more than everyday habits equal OCD. It’s more nuanced—and a lot less visible—than people think.