![]() ![]() Almost everybody can enjoy the state of flow. While hyperfocus is not always controllable, it is very often enjoyable. Either way, ADHD is overdiagnosed, and quite possibly people who report ADHD do not actually have it. Many parents want to have their children diagnosed with ADHD so they can get extra time at exams, achieve higher scores and potentially be successful in their career. Some educators think of ADHD as a disability and get help when handling children with ADHD needs. For someone normal, having a spouse or a child with ADHD is a huge challenge, and many people give up and try to push Adderall into their loved ones. It is very easy to admire exceptional people, but much harder to live with them. When all the paths are open, it is harder to choose one and stay on it, hence the motivation is often lower than at the extremes. Being blessed with a comfortable and somewhat boring life is kind of strange. ![]() Normal people do not feel the discomforts of uncontrollable focus swings, yet they also do not get the intensely passionate hyperfocus that comes with ADHD. Whereverīeing able to live a normal life and switch the focus at will is something very comforting. Yet most people will envy the deep insights and inspired formulations that come from the extreme focus. Being constantly interrupted and drawn away from the subject of interest is almost painful. It is one thing to write a paper or a book in the quiet environment of the cabinet, and much harder to face the havoc of certain social encounters, technological revolutions, and economic uncertainty. The adaptation to real life is more challenging. Being capable of extreme concentration over certain complex problems, it is easy to excel in school and universities, getting high degrees and publishing academic papers. The overfocused people hold just the opposite position. And this is something most people will envy. As the result, disproportionally many of self-made millionaires are hyperactive. However, as entrepreneurs, hyperactive people have huge advantages: a lot of energy, wide range of interests, hyperfocus on the subject that is of the topmost interest. Once the school is over, it is very hard to keep a steady job for someone who is hyperactive. They suffer in the confinement of the school classes and poorly adapted traditional institutions, getting grades that are often far below their capabilities. ![]() The locus of the focus often determines careers and the life story arc of each and every one of us. This sounds quite strange but it appears nobody is quite happy with his focus anymore. With time I started to understand that we all envy each other’s focus. Some of my close friends are hyperactive and their focus jumps between subjects and interests. My wife Anna is normal, and her focus can switch whenever she wants to. This means certain things may draw my focus for long periods of time. I have a condition known as overfocus ADHD. Before writing this article I looked for inspiration here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. We review various aspects of focusing and ADHD from time to time and not is a good time to return to the same subject from a different perspective. The omnipresent screens, intense psycho didactic evaluations and the unbelievable complexity of modern life make focusing more challenging. ![]()
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