Are you highly creative Do you like being spontaneous Discover & Master the Fiery Temperament Shared by Great Leaders, Artists, Entrepreneurs & AD/HD-ers. Are Impulsive Risk-taking Distractible Sensation-seeking Insightful or Intuitive Do Crave risk and excitement Have an addictive personality Rebel against authority Think differently Then you are a DaVinci. Discover the secret genius that drives risk-takers, rebels, entrepreneurs, artists and ad/hd-ers to achieve greatness. Learn how to express this fire and harness it productively.
near the end the author says there's no method actually because ADHD people (whom he calls DaVinci's) do not like outer rules, but that each DaVinci has the route s/he should take inside them.
as the author says: Either you struggle, as you must, while you press forward through your own Hero's Journey; or struggle with all of the vices, addictions, depression and disorders that befall a DaVinci who is Refusing the Call.
“Leonardo Da Vinci most certainly demonstrated many of the ADHD spectrum of behaviours, and it is from this most famous of individuals that this therapy approach takes its name. In 67 years, Da Vinci was only able to complete 17 of his paintings; he stated that this was because his interests were so varied and diverse. Einstein did not excel at school, and his achievements there were entirely unremarkable, and yet, both of these individuals became some of the greatest thinkers and achievers in the history of humanity.”
In one interview, LoPorto said,
“I based my theory of a Da Vinci Method on a German psychoanalyst named Otto Rank. He was a protégé of Sigmund Freud. Rank discovered that the best therapy for a creative was a brief encounter to force them into their own will and volition to do what they really wanted to do. Rank was an advocate for strength but as psychoanalysis got popular it became obvious that Rank’s approach only worked for the Da Vinci type. There are only 10 to 25 percent of these kinds of individuals in any given population.”
Very inspiring. Though I am simply a "functional" ADD I can also see that it IS about ADHD people as well, maybe even more so. It is good to take out the "disorder" from labels and recognize there are different types of people and the amazing gifts they offer our societies; this book does just that.