Joshua Valdez

“In fact, hyperactivity is the personality trait most strongly associated with entrepreneurship.”
― Anders Hansen, Unlocking the ADHD Advantage: Why Your Brain Being Wired Differently Is Your Superpower

“In the chapter “A More Boring World,” you learned that many people with ADHD tend to get bored easily, which is probably an important reason why they decide to start their own businesses. A number of entrepreneurs, all of whom had ADHD, were interviewed for a report with the telling title “Entrepreneurship and psychological disorders: how ADHD can be productively harnessed.” It turned out that many had gravitated toward entrepreneurship because regular jobs bored them. They chose a work situation where they could pursue their own ideas and make their own decisions.”
― Anders Hansen, Unlocking the ADHD Advantage: Why Your Brain Being Wired Differently Is Your Superpower

“Either something is extremely exciting or totally uninteresting; there is no middle ground. If this sounds like you, it’s important that you try to find situations where you can achieve maximum concentration—that is, hyperfocus.”
― Anders Hansen, Unlocking the ADHD Advantage: Why Your Brain Being Wired Differently Is Your Superpower

“That they easily get bored could explain why entrepreneurs perform better in “hot” scenarios, as I mentioned at the start of this chapter. In a critical situation, life becomes so intense that someone with ADHD can suddenly focus fully. That’s when they truly excel. The same goes for multitasking—that is, doing several things at once. This also makes life sufficiently interesting.”
― Anders Hansen, Unlocking the ADHD Advantage: Why Your Brain Being Wired Differently Is Your Superpower