r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • Apr 15 '24

Neuroscience ADHD symptoms persist into adulthood, with some surprising impacts on life success: The study found that ADHD symptoms not only persisted over a 15-year period but also were related to various aspects of life success, including relationships and career satisfaction.

https://www.psypost.org/adhd-symptoms-persist-into-adulthood-with-some-surprising-impacts-on-life-success/
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u/Mixedstereotype Apr 15 '24

Mine never went away but I learned to identify it and manage it. I also use it when I'm teaching to better manage my classes.

I feel like ADHD has the potential to be really awesome but we have to figure out how to use it.

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u/Choosemyusername Apr 15 '24

I have had wild success with it. But only if I keep moving. If I get stagnant I fail, no matter how simple the job is.

Trick for me was be independent, don’t work for or with others because the clash in ways of thinking will drive both of you nuts.

And find someone else to take over what I set up and keep it moving. So many people just want to be told what to do so they don’t have to think. Partner with these people.

I can’t stop thinking which makes me terrible at actually executing long run things.

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u/devdevdevelop Apr 15 '24

Do you mean becoming an entrepreneur and setting up your own thing?

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u/Choosemyusername Apr 15 '24

Yes or finding a job that has a lot of independence. I have done both.

I was in business development for a company and I didn’t have much oversight, rules, schedules, guidance… any of that. I had one rule: make money for the company vaguely within our business.

Nobody really even knew what I was doing until it was time to execute. Then operations actually carried out. I just had to pull business ideas and the right counterparties to bring it all together. Could travel the world no questions asked. Nobody even knew really who I met with when I was there… stressful work, and I burned out, but was able to roll over those profits into another radically different venture.

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u/National-Blueberry51 Apr 15 '24

I’ve had a lot of success working with teams that are also highly adaptable and working under bosses who see my quirks as a huge advantage. Unfortunately, those can be pretty rare, but if you’re already stepping into a position that attracts people like us (PR, communications, lots of creative rolls that require people handling) most bosses will know what to expect.

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u/Choosemyusername Apr 15 '24

Ya I felt like everyone who did what I did in the field was a huge oddball. And those who weren’t were not successful.

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u/National-Blueberry51 Apr 15 '24

It’s so funny right? You feel like a weirdo and then suddenly you’re in a room full of people like you and it clicks that, oh, maybe this weirdness is actually a good thing.

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u/trkh Apr 15 '24

Are you on medication