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Two settings
The ADHD brain only has now and not-now. Not-now feels like losing it forever. But not everything needs to be now, and the cost of treating it like it does adds up.
Attention
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Into the maze
You map every detour before you take a step. Add enough and it becomes the maze you were trying to avoid.
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Red lights
We remember every red light and forget every green. The tally's lopsided. We're still angry at something that already changed.
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The scoreboard
Small slights rack up points while quiet wins barely register. The scoreboard's broken. We're tracking a game no one else is playing.
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The strings
Marcus Aurelius warned of being pulled like a puppet by fear and desire. Today the strings are digital. Notifications, feeds, endless scrolling.
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Through a lens
A small moment missed while taking a photo. Sometimes recording an experience pulls us out of actually being there.
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On time
A small moment where losing track of time revealed how attention shapes our experience of it. Presence changes the pace.
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Neuro-Spicy: Discussing ADHD with Dr. Kristin Carothers
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Extra time
Public transport takes longer, but the extra minutes are a gift. Time to think, read, or just sit. Not all delays are setbacks.
