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Why ADHD brains focus intensely on the wrong things

I can hyperfocus for eight hours straight on random projects but I cannot focus for eight minutes on anything I am supposed to be doing

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Neurodivergent attention operates by different rules that conflict with conventional expectations of focus and productivity.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Deep work and focused time?”

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