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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You've got to get around or through the pain of mid-level work. As others have said, once you get high up enough you can access resources (I have an assistant that manages my calendar completely and an assistant director that manages all operations and processes). It was painful to get here. Basically, I forced myself to hyperfocus on the goal of career advancement and being on top. Same way I got through two hours of grad school when classes were boring. Change the goal. ADHD brains are really great at goal oriented tasks even if there are many. For my kid who shares the diagnosis I make being the top student the goal not the actual work sheet, test, or even content acquisition, etc. Basically, if she's not naturally interested, there's no way to cause natural interest so you have to pivot.

It's a way to trick your brain, essentially. I also often procrastinate on major projects that are boring because the adrenaline rush of having to deliver something awesome on an abridged timeline really works for me. The flip side is that you have to KNOW you can deliver and not drop the ball. I have no problem working 14-18 hrs straight and my attention to detail under those conditions is phenomenal. I also work in a high stakes field with lots of highly political stakeholders so this makes me naturally attentive to detail because not being wrong when recommending a path and being highly trusted with millions of dollars is dopamine producing, particularly on the spot or with many contingencies in place.

These are all tricks though. If I had to do it over again I'd be an emergency room doc., paramedic, forensic scientist, disaster relief, humanitarian/crisis work no person. I'm at my best in a crisis remembering and managing 100 things at once. I don't enjoy long-term supervision of people. Good luck. It's hard but you can hack it![/quote]

I have ADHD and often procrastinate only to do my best work under pressure.  I'm a standout at my job because I can juggle 100 things at once and deal with the constant crisis mode.  I never thought about the adrenaline rush/dopamine rush from operating that way.  I love/hate it- I'm in a constant state of stress, yet it seems I crave it. [/quote]

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