Imagine that brilliant feature isn't just "a break" but the norm... it's not just "when I get bored," it's:
- In the middle of flow
- Trying to fall asleep
- Trying to go back to sleep
- In the middle of important conversations
- During meetings - even one's you're leading
- When you're getting dressed
- When you're making breakfast (where the hell did I put the 3rd spoon I've pulled from the drawer)
- When you're in intimate moments with a partner (or by yourself - no judgement here)
- When you're making lunch (just burned my second grilled cheese because I can't stay on task for 5 minutes)
- During exercise
- During free-time and hobbies
- Between small tasks
- In the middle of small tasks
- etc
- etc
- etc
The article itself is about the issues surrounding the person's ADHD, not just "procrastination," which for many people is a good thing, because it's a brain break; but for many of us with ADHD it's the norm and a cycle we have to fight instead of embrace.
I would say the article nicely highlights the problems with ADHD diagnosis, because when I read it, I thought for pretty much every point "oh I also do that sometimes"
Yeah, they did a good job covering the social issue around it; as most people do most of what we do sometimes; and the key word is always 'sometimes,' ADHD is a daily occurrence of high tide and low tide marks for attention and active effort; some days are easier than others but that isn't always setting the bar very high.
Like for me, depending on where I'm at in existence from day to day my therapist has said the 'H' portion of ADHD is minor for me, other times it's been a major contributor to issues; but I have to have a level of introspection to even catch when certain parts of my diagnosis are sitting at high tide or low tide...
Sometimes I can remember every detail of every interaction and task for weeks at a time, nearing eidedic memory; but most days I'll misplace a knife I was just using for butter.. and yesterday I forgot all the time I spent doing chores because I essentially was on auto-pilot, my wife thanked me, I said "for what?" high tide and low tide...
I'll hyperfocus on creating a task-list for a project I'm super excited about, and __usually__ forget the Trello board exists or misplace the papers or let the notes go through the wash or... high tide and low tide...
Some days I'll be able to fall asleep as soon as I lay down. Most days though I can't get my brain to shut up, taking notes to free up the brain space makes more room for something else to jump in, meditation/breathing exercises are momentary fixes that don't last long enough to allow sleep to come, a glass of water or bathroom break turns into an hour on reddit, etc and then suddenly it's 5am... high tide and low tide...
