Summary: In This Episode: Is ADD/ADHD a curse? No: when properly managed, it provides “superpowers” that are an absolute gift! It actually helped me in my job at NASA, and then in going solo as an entrepreneur.<br> <br> <a class="twitter-share-button" href="https://twitter.com/share?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweet</a><br> <a href="#transcript">Jump to Transcript</a><br> <a href="https://thisistrue.com/category/podcasts/">How to Subscribe and List of All Episodes</a><br> Show Notes<br> <br> * Both of us mention Dr. Ed Hallowell, who specializes in ADD (particularly in adults), in part because he has significant ADD issues himself. His best-known book is <a href="https://amzn.to/2DiV4lP">Driven to Distraction</a>, but we think his later <a href="https://amzn.to/2SGjLxi">Delivered from Distraction</a> is a better introduction to the topic.<br> * I also mention that I was recently at JPL before recording this. That story is also an episode here: <a href="https://thisistrue.com/podcast-003-cassini-bigger-picture/">Podcast 003: Cassini: The Bigger Picture</a>.<br> * Kit briefly brings up the theory of “hunter vs farmer” types. That’s the theory that ADD is actually both natural and advantageous: that there are people who have the predisposition to be hunters to help get protein for their tribe; their acute focus combined with easy distractibility makes them excellent hunters — which we now call ADD or ADHD. If you’re interested, there’s an entire book based on this, <a href="http://www.drummerandthegreatmountain.com">The Drummer and the Great Mountain</a> (apparently not available via Amazon). The book argues simply that ADD/ADHD is a neurological type, not a disorder. Kit was later on <a href="http://www.drummerandthegreatmountain.com/latest-podcast-planning-and-scheduling-tips-with-kit-cassingham">their podcast</a> too.<br> * I mention these sites, so here are links if needed: <a href="http://www.stellaawards.com">Stella Awards</a>, <a href="https://heroicstories.org">HeroicStories</a> (which I no longer publish), <a href="http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com">Honorary Unsubscribe</a>. And there are others that are no longer online, including Jumbo Joke. I think I forgot to mention <a href="https://randysrandom.com/">Randy’s Random</a> (my meme site).<br> * Kit mentioned the exercise band we use: it’s the <a href="http://hop2.cc/vivofit">Vivofit 2</a>, which we like because it’s waterproof (so much you don’t have to take it off when you swim or shower), and it runs for at least a year on a set of cheap, and replaceable, batteries.<br> * L-Tyrosine (or 4-hydroxyphenylalanine) is one of the 20 standard amino acids that are used by cells to synthesize proteins — and the neurotransmitters dopamine and noradrenaline, the lack of which is what is behind ADD/ADHD in the first place. (Example source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrosine">Wikipedia</a>)<br> * Kit’s web site is <a href="https://liveinfocusedenergy.com">LiveInFocusedEnergy.com</a> — she’s a High-Performance Coach who specializes in entrepreneurs with ADD/ADHD.<br> * See below for a photo of us.<br> <br> <a name="transcript"></a><br> Transcript<br> Society seems to think AD(H)D is some sort of curse. Yet when properly managed, it provides “superpowers” that are an absolute gift — and enable great things. This week I bring in a special guest — my high performance coach (who specializes in entrepreneurs with ADD/ADHD like me) — to talk about why that is,
