Comment by incomingpain

>I have ADHD. I think. Pretty sure. I have thoughts, ideas, projects, concepts, links, things to read... fired at my brain all day every day. I can go deep on a topic for hours, but then be hit by a barrage of micro ideas. I really struggle to stay on track and focus. Oh and I run a business, manage people, try to make a profit. It's hard. And kids. And life?

This isnt adhd. It's an awful lot like adhd but isnt unique or something that would be a diagnosis.

At most you're diagnosing high curiosity and obviously openness. Just a personality type. Common of people who were exposed to the internet since childhood. You're probably dating yourself as a millennial; late 30s?

>I think there is a founder/ADHD thing. Paul Graham thinks so. Maybe even a tech person angle. What have other people experienced?

On either side of this personality traits. You have the thinkers who make connections and invent new things. So they are great at startups and entrepreneurship. But the moment the business gets beyond this step. They fall away.

The opposite personality is one who doesnt make new connections or invents new things, but knows how to execute and follow through.

Ive seen it happen in tech and politics many times now. It's something Elon musk learnt in university. You have to give up your baby to be raised by someone who can raise it right.

>And how do others cope? I don't really know this world. I do know that my old boss once called me a "flagitating laser beam". I think he meant distracted. I use a bunch of systems to cope. For a long time lists, and then Asana. Asana ruled my life. I just built my own thing to capture tasks, projects, but also knowlegde. Not sure if it will help we will see.

a couple paragraphs on the internet will never get you a diagnosis of adhd... but there are tests online that might guide. I was a huge trello fan until atlassian ruined it. Ive been thinking of coding a trello-like into my home django project.

>- Who else feels this way? - How do you manage? - Oh and how do you switch off? That is hard

Why switch it off? There is training of course; you need to learn when to listen to your guardian angel. mindful meditation will help. Go buy a muse EEG. Do get the sleep one even though its more expensive.

But no 'switch off' it's about keeping it, but being able to tell your brain not now.

What you need is an assistant or partner. Luckily for you, if you cant afford someone, you can use AI.