The contradiction to Attention Deficit Disorder

I was reviewing Jim’s 29 things and this was one that I latched on to. Hyperfocus is such a strange ADHD contradiction.

People hear “attention deficit” and assume we can’t focus, meanwhile some of us can accidentally become unpaid Subject Matter Experts in a subject we discovered at 9:14

The difficult part isn’t always focusing. Sometimes it’s having any control over where the focus goes.

What topic has stolen an unreasonable amount of your life lately?

I’ve spent a ton of time reviewing an Airbnb. Using ChatGpt to help me with comments on public and private reviews. My wife finally said, “You’ve spent a lot of time on this. Get it over with. It was from a month ago. I just went down a rabbit hole of making a fair assessment.

That’s me. The over explainer and under achiever

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The contradiction to Attention Deficit Disorder