Re:Ask HN: How to find what I am really good at?
by grepLeigh on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @03:23PM
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Some aspects of the ADHD experience might sound universal, but the key difference is the impact on your life.
Someone with a more neuro-typical brain might not be thrilled about mundane experiences, but can still tolerate the situation.
In an ADHD brain, mundane experiences over-engage areas of the brain associated with physical/emotional distress (amygdala). ADHD brains are also impacted by abnormal dopamine regulation, which affects the reward cycle for accomplishing mundane things.
Someone with a more neuro-typical brain might not be thrilled about mundane experiences, but can still tolerate the situation.
In an ADHD brain, mundane experiences over-engage areas of the brain associated with physical/emotional distress (amygdala). ADHD brains are also impacted by abnormal dopamine regulation, which affects the reward cycle for accomplishing mundane things.
Here are some comics to help contextualize: https://twitter.com/adhd_alien/status/1182670794633207813
I think one of the reasons so many people showed up to post about ADHD here is this, from the OP:
> Although, it seems quite trivial, for me this is a huge live hurdle