Re:Developer with ADHD? You’re not alone
by galangalalgol on Monday February 20, 2023 @09:54AM
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There was a recent article in nature (I think) that talked about dislexia and adhd as being allowed by evolution because in larger tribes or civilizations it provided a benefit for the tribe/civilization to have people with those specializations despite the downsides.
I will say that my hyperfocus as a software developer was almost all upside until I had to support multiple efforts. The talking over people lack of time management and tendency to focus on the most fun task at hand were all things my good managers could work around and forgive.
Re:Developer with ADHD? You’re not alone
by throwaway4aday on Monday February 20, 2023 @11:27AM
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I've always felt there might be something to the Hunter vs Farmer hypothesis[0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_versus_farmer_hypothesi...
It's like everyone is climbing a mountain, and they are wearing snow shoes, but I'm stuck with normal boots or worse. However, when I start having fun climbing I plucked off the ground by a ski lift that takes me to a random place up the mountain. If I'm travelling in groups or trying to reach a certain place, to not get lost I have to jump off the lift. Then I'm back to walking on foot, hurt but in an ache but not an actual damage and I have to try to keep up with the snow shoe folk again.