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Regarding freelancing, how do you deal with the multitasking related to getting the next project while working on the current project? Did you outsource this? The organizational work, the back and forth, the scheduling of interviews, etc. It seems like something that's very difficult to do with AD(H)D.

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I'm not a freelancer but do have the ADHD ("inattentive type") diagnosis.

Personally I thrive in multitasking situations. My mind is always wondering, so situations that have many productive "wander targets" help me from going off and doing irrelevant stuff.

I also have ADHD the problem is that you start too many things. And the old ones are not attractive as the new ones. Sure i will debug your issue that nobody else can do because i enjoy that, but you want me to change the field in that crud i will find a way to screw it because it's boring. I hate the ADHD thing, and hate that some think it's some sort of superpower. The thing i hate the most as a parent is the forgetting and not being able to enjoy the time with the kids because i get easily bored and there is allways some other ting on my mind.

So far I have had breaks after every project, so I did not have to look for a new one while I work. But recruiters keep calling. These conversations can be wrapped up in 5 minutes.

You hire people as quickly as you can to help. Otherwise you focus on the task b/c you need to get paid to eat.

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