| One person's focus is another person's distraction, | | | | financially, there are just some things that I have |
| and you really need to take this into consideration | | | | to get through. I have to pay the bills. I have to |
| when you're talking about being able to focus, or | | | | take out the garbage--ADHD symptoms or no." |
| not focus, with Adult ADHD symptoms. | | | | Those are the two sides to focus, when you've |
| There are really two sides to focus with Adult | | | | got to focus on the things that kind of stink, but |
| ADHD, and more than one way to go about | | | | you absolutely have to anyway. Now, everyone |
| learning to focus better with ADHD symptoms... | | | | with Adult ADHD CAN learn to focus even on |
| We really need to see which one of these sits | | | | things they don't like. However, it's good to |
| the best with you and your particular ADHD | | | | understand that in the long run, while it's great be |
| symptoms. | | | | able to turn focus on and off on demand, you |
| There are two things people with Adult ADHD | | | | really want to be developing your natural |
| should ask themselves. Do you want to be more | | | | interests, that you're able to focus on like crazy. |
| focused on the things that are normally a | | | | There are all sorts of different subjects, |
| distraction, the things that you procrastinate | | | | concepts, ideas, hobbies, and areas of interest |
| on--or would you rather just not have to do | | | | that people with Adult ADHD symptoms have all |
| them at all? | | | | around the world. And when we're thinking about |
| I think a lot of times with Adult ADHD symptoms, | | | | THOSE things, well then people with Adult ADHD |
| focus issues occur, projects get dropped off, and | | | | can focus better than anyone around them. They |
| things get left undone because of the fact that | | | | can focus exclusively for hours on end. |
| you're working on things that you're not | | | | That's what we call hyper-focus, when the Adult |
| interested in. Boredom is seriously a big deal for | | | | ADHD brain becomes so focused that you don't |
| people with Adult ADHD symptoms. | | | | notice anything else around you. Some people |
| When you're not interested in something, no | | | | might say you're spacing out. You're not spacing |
| matter how hard you try to focus, someone with | | | | out. You're totally focused like a laser on |
| ADHD symptoms can't necessarily just make | | | | whatever you're thinking about. Because you're |
| themselves be be interested in something. | | | | interestedin it. |
| It becomes natural that once your interest level | | | | The fact is though, its not really an issue of the |
| decreases, so does your activity, and therefore, | | | | topic. This kind of focus is something that you |
| your frustration can increase because you leave a | | | | taught yourself, unknowingly--how to turn the |
| project undone, you move to the next thing, | | | | hyper-focus on whenever you're engaged in this |
| you're distracted, or you make a pile. (Making | | | | particular topic. |
| "piles" of stuff all over the house is a big indication | | | | But what if you could then learn to turn that |
| of Adult ADHD symptoms!) | | | | hyper-focus on when you need to? What if |
| The thing about focus is, when you want to | | | | someone with Adult ADHD symptoms could get |
| focus, you've got to be focusing on the things | | | | their brain firing into focus and turn it on the |
| that you really are interested in doing. | | | | second they wanted to, for any task? |
| Now, one of the things we've talked about a lot is | | | | Woudn't that be amazing? You'd be like a |
| how people with Adult ADHD can "outsource" the | | | | superhero, with the super-ability of being able to |
| things they can't focus on to other people, using | | | | focus like a laser on anything, anytime. |
| some kind of exchange--payment or barter. | | | | The truth is, its completely learnable, and that is |
| However, we do realize that alot of people with | | | | just one of the things we teach people with Adult |
| Adult ADHD are going to say, | | | | ADHD everyday in our program. To find out how |
| "Okay, great, but Tellman and Stephanie, I can't | | | | to switch your natural ADHD symptoms of |
| just get everything done by outsourcing my | | | | "hyper-focusing" over to anything you want, see |
| entire life. I'm not at that place. I can't do it | | | | below! |