55yo progammer here - ADHD on Dexedrine as a kid. There are lots of ADHD type folks in programming. Even though you are more distractible, you can also learn t

55yo progammer here - ADHD on Dexedrine as a kid. There are lots of ADHD type folks in programming. Even though you are more distractible, you can also learn to hyper-concentrate. As you age you have to take care of your concentration and explicitly protect it. Things to checkout: 1. Coffee or other caffeine sources. ADHD brains are usually calmed by stimulants (up to a point). 2. Keto (http://reddit.com/r/keto http://reddit.com/r/keto). Brains run much better on ketones, often ADHD symptoms decrease. Also, many programmers are fat from poor eating habits. 3. Foam earplugs or a set of shooter's earphones - while music can block out distractions; it can also keep you from obviating problems instead reducing you to merely solving them. Silence is your friend. (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=shooter%27s+ear+protection http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3D...) 4. Study or work environment free from visual distraction. 5. Learn about flow. Your hyper-concentrating ADHD brain will achieve it. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)) best of luck, steve