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Adult ADHD Symptoms:Two Sides to Focus
By Tellman Knudson
One person's focus is another person's distraction, and you really
need to take this into consideration when you're talking about being
able to focus, or not focus, with Adult ADHD symptoms.
There are really two sides to focus with Adult ADHD, and more than one way
to go about learning to focus better with ADHD symptoms...
We really need to see which one of these sits the best with you and your particular
ADHD symptoms.
There are two things people with Adult ADHD should ask themselves. Do you
want to be more focused on the things that are normally a distraction, the
things that you procrastinate on--or would you rather just not have to do them
at all?
I think a lot of times with Adult ADHD symptoms, focus issues occur, projects
get dropped off, and things get left undone because of the fact that you're
working on things that you're not interested in. Boredom is seriously
a big deal for people with Adult ADHD symptoms.
When you're not interested in something, no matter how hard you try
to focus, someone with ADHD symptoms can't necessarily just make themselves
be be interested in something.
It becomes natural that once your interest level decreases, so does your activity,
and therefore, your frustration can increase because you leave a project undone,
you move to the next thing, you're distracted, or you make a pile. (Making "piles" of
stuff all over the house is a big indication of Adult ADHD symptoms!)
The thing about focus is, when you want to focus, you've got to be focusing
on the things that you really are interested in doing.
Now, one of the things we've talked about a lot is how people with Adult ADHD
can "outsource" the things they can't focus on to other people, using
some kind of exchange--payment or barter. However, we do realize that alot
of people with Adult ADHD are going to say,
"Okay, great, but Tellman and Stephanie, I can't just get everything
done by outsourcing my entire life. I'm not at that place. I can't
do it financially, there are just some things that I have to get through. I
have to pay the bills. I have to take out the garbage--ADHD symptoms or no."
Those are the two sides to focus, when you've got to focus on the things
that kind of stink, but you absolutely have to anyway. Now, everyone with Adult
ADHD CAN learn to focus even on things they don't like. However, it's good
to understand that in the long run, while it's great be able to turn
focus on and off on demand, you really want to be developing your natural interests,
that you're able to focus on like crazy.
There are all sorts of different subjects, concepts, ideas, hobbies, and areas
of interest that people with Adult ADHD symptoms have all around the world.
And when we're thinking about THOSE things, well then people with Adult ADHD
can focus better than anyone around them. They can focus exclusively for hours
on end.
That's what we call hyper-focus, when the Adult ADHD brain becomes so
focused that you don't notice anything else around you. Some people might
say you're spacing out. You're not spacing out. You're totally
focused like a laser on whatever you're thinking about. Because you're
interested
in it.
The fact is though, its not really an issue of the topic. This kind of focus
is something that you taught yourself, unknowingly--how to turn the hyper-focus
on whenever you're engaged in this particular topic.
But what if you could then learn to turn that hyper-focus on when you need
to? What if someone with Adult ADHD symptoms could get their brain firing into
focus and turn it on the second they wanted to, for any task?
Woudn't that be amazing? You'd be like a superhero, with the super-ability
of being able to focus like a laser on anything, anytime.
The truth is, its completely learnable, and that is just one of the things
we teach people with Adult ADHD everyday in our program. To find out how to
switch your natural ADHD symptoms of "hyper-focusing" over to anything
you want, see below! About the Author Tellman Knudson can help you learn to focus, beat distraction and accomplish your goals. Go to http://www.adhdgenius.com to pick up your free newsletter of ADHD practical tips and techniques, and make your life better today!
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