ADHD is not all bad

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For hackers, the best thing about ADHD is hyperfocus, which is a lesser-known, but common symptom of ADHD. Hyperfocus is the tendency "to focus very intently. [...] At times, the focus is so strong that they become oblivious to the world around them." http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/612.html

Like when you happily program for 12 hours straight, forgetting to eat lunch and dinner. Sound familiar?

Don't ever let your physical health be compromised, or you can lose the hyperfocus component (discomfort distracts you before you can enter it and/or prevents you from staying in it).

When this happens, it's a tragic, if personal, loss.

GUARD YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH. If a situation threatens to compromise it, get out.

Diagnosing children starting at the very young age of four years and prescribing them drugs for ADHD is what's ridiculous.

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