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I'm not sure if this a good recommendation. According to this talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U ADHD

I'm not sure if this a good recommendation. According to this talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U ADHD are normal symptoms that occur when a creative mind has to perform dull tasks. ADHD becomes bigger and bigger problem, because today, there are much more stimulants that cause things like traditional school or work to be boring. According to the speaker, curing ADHD with pills solves the problem by reducing creative potential of a mind. A better approach would be to create an environment where people with ADHD can thrive. (Note, that I don't have any real experience with ADHD, this comment is based only on the talk).

derefr 14y ago
I have a friend. He has to be listening to music, watching television, reading some article online, chatting with people, and playing some video-game--all simultaneously, all the time--or he feels like his mind is collapsing in on him from the weight of all his thoughts and ideas and ambitions. He often gets drunk just so he can concentrate on only doing one thing--composing a song, say. Even when intensely interested in something--watching a movie with friends, say--he can't actually focus long enough to follow the plot. He ends up having to ask for a summary because he has no idea what happened. And this is in his optimal environment, completely under his control. He is not "thriving." He is cache-thrashing.
mistercow 14y ago
>According to this talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U ADHD are normal symptoms that occur when a creative mind has to perform dull tasks. Yes, ADHD denial is a very popular position. It has about as much backing in science as climate denial. The idea that ADHD meds reduce the "creative potential" of the mind is pure nonsense.

derefr 14y ago

I have a friend. He has to be listening to music, watching television, reading some article online, chatting with people, and playing some video-game--all simultaneously, all the time--or he feels like his mind is collapsing in on him from the weight of all his thoughts and ideas and ambitions. He often gets drunk just so he can concentrate on only doing one thing--composing a song, say. Even when intensely interested in something--watching a movie with friends, say--he can't actually focus long enough to follow the plot. He ends up having to ask for a summary because he has no idea what happened. And this is in his optimal environment, completely under his control. He is not "thriving." He is cache-thrashing.

mistercow 14y ago

>According to this talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U ADHD are normal symptoms that occur when a creative mind has to perform dull tasks. Yes, ADHD denial is a very popular position. It has about as much backing in science as climate denial. The idea that ADHD meds reduce the "creative potential" of the mind is pure nonsense.