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ADHD makes normal life/jobs/college harder, which leaves entrepreneurship as a viable option. It might be less chosen and more that you don't fit as well into
by ekanes 6y ago
ADHD makes normal life/jobs/college harder, which leaves entrepreneurship as a viable option. It might be less chosen and more that you don't fit as well into regular societal work expectations. That was my case. Worked out well for me, but when I failed grade 12 and then failed out of college it didn't seem great at the time.
- jl2718 6y agoI have seen this pattern in the vast majority of successful entrepreneurs I know personally. Fail at school, fired at work, fail, fail, fail, something works, focus, convince everybody that they are actually a genius, tres commas. Prior to success, they have seemed indistinguishable from the many others that ended up just plain failing and going nowhere. Personally I was a reformable failure in that I once had ‘entrepreneur’ potential but succumbed to just enough conscientiousness to chase a traditional career path from behind. Maybe there is hope that someday I will screw up badly enough in the traditional path to force myself into doing something great.